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Investors scrutinise Australia-first gender pay gap data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Nationally, the median total remuneration gender pay gap - base salary plus benefits - stands at 19%. This means that over a year women are paid $18,461 less than men. Some of Australia's biggest employers posted gender pay gaps of 30-40% in favour of ...

Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... business or family, but also their community around them." Buy-in on sustainability has a gender bias Approximately 60% of women in family businesses recognise the benefits of sustainable strategies, while 42% of males believe sustainability has no impact ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... development. The government announced it will co-fund the development of an Australian sustainable finance taxonomy, committed to women's economic empowerment in the climate transition, and mandated that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... available. In Australia, women's salary increases are failing to keep up with men. According to the WGEA, Australian women earn 87 cents for every $1 men earn on average. In the next 12 months, men can expect to see a pay increase of 6.3% on average ...

Greg Combet to depart Net Zero Economy Agency for Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Vilgan as part-time members of the Future Fund board. "These two new member appointments will increase the representation of women on the Future Fund and continue the government's really strong track record of appointing women to senior roles in ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
As we sing Auld Lang Syne to what was a pivotal year for global sustainability efforts, let's take a look back at the most popular articles of the year - in case you missed any. #1: ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure November: An ANZ ...

The rise and rise of ESG salaries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... people have worked in the same position for more than 5 years is 9%. However, there may be a price to pay for loyalty - women who have been in their role for more than 10 years have an 18% deficit. "This may be a contributing factor to the significant ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... The ongoing COP28 that is currently taking place in Dubai, has seen an emphasis on nature-positive solutions that benefit women, workers, and the role of First Nations Peoples. Although less than 5% of the world population, Indigenous Peoples protect ...

Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... believe workplace sexual harassment prevention is a high priority issue for boards. However, most directors - including 80% of women directors - don't believe their boards are fully equipped for the new legal landscape. A 2021 assessment by ACSI ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels Australia has joined 40 other countries to end international public investment in fossil fuels, as the first week of COP28 saw new agreements regarding financing net zero ...