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Super funds react to Rio report into bullying, sexism, racism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Responsibility executive director Brynn O'Brien echoed this. "Workplace harassment and bullying affects productivity, workforce retention and company reputation," O'Brien said. "The evidence suggests that it is widespread across the resources sector ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... retention, lack of engagement in jobs, it costs money. Hughes cited figures from Gallup estimating that a disengaged workforce has cost the US economy US$450 - 550 billion. "That's not counting what turnover is costing companies, particularly those companies ...

Deep engagement to follow SSGA CEO letter to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... "Conversely, if they're seeing companies taking meaningful action to improve the composition of the board to either reflect the workforce, or improve diversity of thought, that's positive towards corporate culture, especially at a time during the great ...

ASX companies in SSGA's sights over climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has informed ASX-listed companies that they expect companies to make climate-related disclosures in line with the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework, or face votes against directors. ...

Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... metrics related to how to measure the just transition or measure how companies are specifically performing when taking workforce and broader community impacts into consideration, investors can look to existing metrics around human capital for guidance. ...

CEO pay disparity seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... ethics within an organisation (net score 71), then the board of directors (69) and senior management (64). The general workforce (12) and activist groups (7) are least influential. The top three occupations for perceived ethical behaviour are fire services ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... energy. It could also be about reducing staff churn, flexible working policies, bringing more female participants into the workforce. "When it comes down to it, how companies respond is a big part of their culture. These things are as important as, tell ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Boutique fund manager Alphinity Investment Management has published its first sustainability report, detailing activities across portfolios. The first sustainability and ESG report focuses on activities within firm, including the hiring of Jessica Cairns ...

ESG, corporate purpose top CEOs' agenda: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... pace of digital transformation during the pandemic is not sustainable without first addressing burnout amongst their workforce. Staff welfare and mental health must be paramount."

"Dismal" stats for women in ASX leadership roles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... launching the report and noted that these statistics stand against a backdrop where women's overall participation in the workforce in Australia have taken a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. "These results are a wake-up call, for business leaders, for ...