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NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... homes at affordable rent, energy efficiency of new homes, resident wellbeing initiatives and initiatives to improve workforce diversity. Jenkins anticipates similar demand in the Australian market. Developing the SLD market comes with challenges - Jenkins ...

ASX companies not disclosing labour hire risks: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
A minority of ASX-listed companies are reporting on their labour hire, contracting and outsourcing workforce arrangements, which poses a risk in assessing the long-term viability of workforce strategies. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility ...

AICD presses case for stakeholder role in governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Strait Islander people, as well as activists and community groups on matters such as climate change, human rights and workforce culture. The guide notes that management should lead day-to-day stakeholder engagement, but the board's role is to create ...

Rainmaker tracks gender diversity of ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... also recognise that women can have a different work pattern than men, especially as they often take time out of the workforce to care for others," Delahunty said. "We know this can come with an unfair financial penalty so for our employees we pay superannuation ...

NAB participates in £300 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... metrics, and the first sustainability linked loan in the UK housing association sector to include a metric targeting workforce diversity. Anchor Hanover's performance against the targets will be overseen by its board and performance-related data will ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... as bringing new ways of engaging with customers, bringing security to supply chains, enhancing engagement with their workforce. "This also seeps into acquisition rationales. Internal digital resources, acquiring innovation and talent, come back to that ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... to travel," Roost said. "Post-vaccine, the challenge will be managing records, for a whole number of a mobile, global workforce." Tan of Fidelity International particularly mentioned seafarers on global shipping transport lines as one workforce that ...

Australian businesses march on with ESG integration: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
A majority of human resources leaders in Australia report a continued or increased pace towards an ESG and multi-stakeholder business approach, according to research from Mercer. Mercer has released its Win with Empathy Global Talent Trends 2021 report ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... pivot to new energy and renewables, you can't do it with the same type of staff, so rebalancing and upskilling of the workforce needs to be part of the strategy," he said. "a credible transition story, requires the overarching strategy to be supported ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Hope Education Group in China, which focuses on vocational skills development and built, retraining graduates to access workforce. Q: How do you measure positive environmental and social impact in public equities? A: We've taken the view that we're ...