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Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... of behaviour around climate risk - a re-emergence of the definition of key non-financial risks, be it climate, gender diversity, supply chain, or human rights." The report found that globally, the number of human rights-related reporting requirements ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... of intense market competition," McDonald said. The study assigned a diversity score to the companies based on gender diversity and/or evidence of non-US nationality of board members. Companies were classified as 'higher diversity' if the board diversity ...

Women make up 30% of ASX100 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... the first time since January as a result of fewer women being appointed over May, AICD said in its Quarterly Gender Diversity Report. "The AICD set our 30% target in 2015 because of the strong body of evidence showing that diverse boards lead to better ...

ASX adds social license to operate, TCFD to corporate governance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... obligation under continuous disclosure regime to disclose these risks." The fourth edition also includes reference to gender diversity outcomes in recommendation 1.5, "including a new provision recommending that an entity in the S&P/ASX 300 have as a ...

SSGA launches State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... exposure to carbon is not the only thing we look at. We look at a range of different ESG themes. You'd know about gender diversity goals that we're trying to get companies to adhere to, it's just one of the areas that SSGA believes in."

Majority of ASX200 boards gravitate to known candidates for board positions: 30% Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... equity is not one of supply but continues to be one of demand, with insufficient numbers of boards perceiving gender diversity as a strategic imperative," Oliver said. "When chairs place too high a value on "collegiality and teamwork", it can be used ...

BetaShares' Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... including gambling, tobacco, armaments, junk foods and payday lending, are also removed. FAIR also applies a gender diversity screen to companies in the index as well. "Demand for sustainable investing products is on the rise in Australia," Vynokur said. ...

Less than one-fifth of board, executive positions held by women globally: Vigeo Eiris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... conversation." The report provides an opportunity for investors to home in on companies with lower statistics on gender diversity and focus on engagement, Leske noted. "Think about what's going on in Japan," she said. "Japan is by far the worst performer ...

Nearly half of all board appointments to date in 2018 women: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... you expect and you get lots of different views. But we have been hearing more about over the last 12 months, gender diversity is important, but what are we doing about diversity in all its facets? We've come at diversity in the perspective of diversity ...

HESTA to survey investment managers for workplace gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Australian and international investment managers about their workplace gender as part of their wider focus on gender diversity through its investment value chain. Debby Blakey, CEO HESTA HESTA, which has $43 billion in assets under management, is focusing ...