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SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... likely to generate above-average profitability," Taraporevala said in the letter. "Likewise, companies that promote workforce diversity and inclusion through transparent hiring, promotion, and wage practices have seen improved productivity, revenues ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... adequate access to technology, to internet lines, to protection from cyber security. It's all well and good to have a workforce remote, but if you then have to look at mental health and workplace health, with every opportunity that needs to be considered." ...

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia and New Zealand, we are pleased to have the ultimate loan facility outcomes linked to the development of our workforce and our decarbonisation commitments." The facilities were jointly arranged by Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ...

Cost of no climate action to hit Australian economy: Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... right, you want to follow that." The Deloitte report breaks down the sources of risk, noting that 23% of the Australian workforce is exposed in emissions intensive sectors, and Australian regions are more exposed to disruption and a failure to plan. ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... stand up and provide mental health support and broader telehealth for the community." Medibank shifted its 4,000 person workforce to working from home at the beginning of the crisis, including workers at its retail stores. It further hired an additional ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... any kind of data, so we are miles and miles behind. This is a call for more disclosure on composition of board and the workforce, so we can actually have a better understanding of the risks and clearly articulate the views."

Wesfarmers director to retire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... finance. The social metrics aim to increase Indigenous employment levels across the Wesfarmers Group's Australian workforce through achieving proportional representation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. This would equate to a total ...

Data management presents risk, opportunity: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... requires ethical principles and objectives and they have to live and die by those principles and entrench them in their workforce," she said. "It's just not about the standards and policies - its' about the enforcement of those principles and objectives." ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Australians Agency (NIAA), Aboriginal land management organisations, Northern Territory government bodies and other Aboriginal workforce development organisations in the region. "The project has come out around after a number of years of activities," ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... regulatory and legislative responses to COVID-19 that impact on business operations. "How companies manage their full-time workforce as well as pay wages and benefits in these difficult times varies by industry," said Nikita Singhal, global co-head of ...