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Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... mostly represents men working in higher-paid roles within a company. Paying men more for the same job is illegal in Australia. Unadjusted pay gap data "doesn't compare like-for-like pay, and is more a reflection of how men and women are represented ...

Business calls for 12-month climate reporting delay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The Business Council of Australia has called for a minimum 12-month delay on climate reporting, citing a need for "training wheels" to prevent "risking failure." This comes as Treasury considers a 6-month delay raised by the Australian Institute of ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... punished, we can't reverse the decline which we are seeing." Protection of nature should be "pretty obvious," she added. Australia heralded the arrival of several new biodiversity laws in 2022 and 2023. The 30 by 30 Commitment in 2022 set a goal for ...

Podcast: Taking the ESG temperature of ASX companies - Emilie O'Neill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
What's on the sustainability agenda for Australia's publicly listed companies? Every year, Perennial Better Futures takes the temperature of a wide range of companies to answer just that question, and on this episode, we're talking with Emilie O'Neill ...

Defunct fund pays greenwashing fine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... ASIC has also levied fines against Future Super, Black Mountain Energy, Diversa Trustees Limited, Vanguard Investments Australia, Tlau Energy and Northern Trust Asset Management. ASIC currently has three greenwashing-related civil penalty actions before ...

Investors scrutinise Australia-first gender pay gap data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... today published data on base salaries and total remuneration median gender pay gaps for private sector employers in Australia with 100 or more employees. Nationally, the median total remuneration gender pay gap - base salary plus benefits - stands at ...

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... moderately concerned. Market Forces partnered with NewtonX to survey executives at the largest financial institutions across Australia, the UK, the US, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Belgium. APAC CEOs were most concerned about reputational risk (82%) ...

Aware and Macquarie partner on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Reduction Act of 2022 has pushed $500 b of new spending and tax breaks to accelerate the transition to net zero in the US. Australia has tabled its own response to the legislature. Aware says the deal will help diversify its A$10.2 billion private equity ...

Rest makes another impact investment allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Rest is $150 million closer to reaching its impact investment target after allocating to a listed equity fund. Rest has invested in an international listed equities strategy run by Ninety-One, which "aims to achieve long-term total returns by investing ...

Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A large percentage of family-owned business that expect "notable" future revenue growth are acting on ESG and sustainability strategies, linking embracing sustainability with long term success, according to research from Grant Thornton. According to ...