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Demand for sustainability specialists drives salaries upward: Talent Nation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... zero strategies and climate risk, you're in demand." The 2022 data showed a disparity in the gender gap, which found that women on average were paid 8% less fixed remuneration than male counterparts across the sample - average total remuneration for ...

ASX companies in SSGA's sights over climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... season, SSGA will expect ASX-listed companies, along with companies in the US, Canada, UK and Europe, to have at least 30% women directors. "We expect this change to result in boards with 3 or 4 female directors on average and as many as 3,000-to-4,000 ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
Investing in private markets is expected to grow in 2022, with decarbonisation as a key megatrend along with digitalisation, and expectations of more investment in Asia, according to BlackRock. BlackRock released its 2022 private markets outlook, in ...

Pushing ahead on gender parity in investment: Future IM/Pact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... at increasing the diversity of talent coming into investment management industry, noted that progress in recruiting more women into investment management has been made in recent years, mainly in mid-level roles. In a recent white paper, Where are all ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... feature in investor issues. Janus Henderson sustainability analyst Amarachi Seery made a powerful case for the need to include women in design roles and leadership positions in companies, noting that women own 75% of discretionary consumer spend, yet ...

Treasury Wine Estates inks sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... undertaking a comprehensive review of water usage and footprint at a catchment level in the 2022 financial year and 50% women in senior leadership and 42% female representation overall, by 2025. "We've set ambitious targets to be powered by 100% renewable ...

Michelle Baltazar awarded CEW leadership scholarship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... executive director - media Michelle Baltazar one of two inaugural recipients of a scholarship designed to inspire Australian women leaders working in media. Baltazar, who is also the editor-in-chief of Money magazine, was awarded the Maureen Kerridge ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Global Impact Initiative (GII) has launched an actively managed equity impact investment fund focused on women and girls, available to retail investors. The Global Gender Equality Fund is the world's first, actively managed, impact investment fund ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... missed opportunities if global heating exceeds 1.5C." The second week of COP26 also featured issue-specific days covering women, water and transport, bringing to the fore specific commitments relating to how climate change impacts on people as well as ...

Centre women in product design, COP26: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Putting women into design roles and leadership positions can add value to companies through increased innovation and more inclusive products and services, according to Janus Henderson. Sustainability analyst Amarachi Seery noted that women own 75% of ...