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Make sustainability sexy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Sydney's inaugural Climate Action Week kicked off with a flurry of events across the city, including a panel with Planet Ark founder Jon Dee, and Green Building Council of Australia CEO Davina Rooney. The key message? 'Make sustainability sexy.' ...

Podcast: ESG jobs in 2024 - Salaries, career tips and more with Simon Gvalda

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... must develop, the impact of the pandemic and work-from-home on an emerging workforce, and whether ESG roles are still in high demand in 2024. Listen here.

Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The difference in annualised returns between ESG funds can be as high as 6.5% over a six-year period, when adjusting for differences in market exposure. Even when variations in industry exposure ...

Member accuses UniSuper of greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... December 2023 shows about 1.81% of the Sustainable Balanced portfolio is in Transurban Group, while 1.38% of the Sustainable - High Growth option is. UniSuper also owns 10% of Transurban Chesapeake, located in the Greater Washington area. "Transurban ...

Closing the Gap in First Nations investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Indigenous communities' needs must be prioritised in investment decisions, and trust must be built through representation. Colonisation has had a profound impact on Indigenous peoples' identity and knowledge, panellists at the Responsible Investment ...

Men, women in same occupation drive pay gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... earn compared to men. This penalty exists for women but not for men," said e61 Institute research manager Silvia Griselda. High-paying occupations such as investment managers, doctors, and dentists are paying women between 10% to 14% less than men. The ...

Disability inclusion is a financial issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Following the ramping up of focus on gender, racial and ethnic, and LGBTQI+ inclusion in organisations, disability inclusion has emerged as the missing puzzle piece in the campaign for better diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). There are 4.4 million ...

ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Wroblewski. Mazen said the team focuses on investment thesis, valuation, risk assessment, as well as ESG factors, to select high-quality businesses, with sustainable growth characteristics trading at a discount. "We then diversify the portfolio along ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... global markets, and we need to be ready to meet that change at every step of its development. To do that, we must maintain high standards of governance and disclosure," Longo said. "We understand that there will obviously be a period of transition as ...

Proxy voting targets DEI and pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... improving long-term investment returns and is a crucial avenue to address concerns around financially material ESG factors. Of high concern is DEI metrics. The team voted against 4% of committee members nominations in the past 12 months, due to concerns ...