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SSGA launches State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... optimisation." Darroch also noted that SSGA engages with portfolio companies on issues including climate change and gender equality that impact on long-term value creation. "I think that if you have a look at the asset stewardship, the exposure to carbon ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... provides ETFs aligned to four of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (Water, Clean Energy, Climate Action & Gender Equality), as well as a Green Gond ETF. "Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, which is why investors are increasingly ...

Diversity Council Australia Inclusion@Work Index shows value of, need for inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... inclusion initiatives means that organisations must engage with men in their workplace and enable them to see that gender equality is not a "zero-sum game," Annese said. DCA measured inclusion based on four indicators - did they feel respected, did they ...

HESTA to survey investment managers for workplace gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... opportunities for women in the investment management industry," HESTA explained. "At HESTA we're committed to gender equality and that commitment goes much further than just talking about it. We want our actions to help drive long-term, meaningful change. ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... products that fall into the environmental or social class, including last year's $500 million NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality), a fixed income obligation that used to finance or refinance organisations that the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) ...

Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
A number of Australian listed companies have been included in the 2018 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (GEI). The GEI is a reference index that measures gender equality across internal company statistics, employee policies, external community support ...

Allens sets target to achieve 35% female partners by 2022

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia to become a signatory to the UN Women's Empowerment Principles and for the past 12 years the Workplace Gender Equality Agency has recognised Allens as an employer of choice for gender diversity. See Also: The Sustainability Report Podcast ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... of larger." O'Connor noted that there has been an increase in dedicated impact theme bonds, highlighting NAB's Gender Equality Bond, the issuance of certified green bonds, and the July issuance of Australian Catholic University's Sustainability Bond ...

Australian Catholic University issues $200m Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Green Bond Principles (GBP). Earlier this year, NAB raised $500 million for the first ever social bond focusing on gender equality. The NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality) is a fixed income obligation that will be used to finance or refinance organisations ...

Majority of Australian participants want mandatory sustainability reporting: ACCSR survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... the survey, respondents listed the SDGs that organisations were addressing/planning to addres. First was SDG 5 - gender equality, followed by SDG 3, good health and well-being, SDG 9, industry, innovation and infrastructure, SDG 13, climate action, and ...