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Australian businesses march on with ESG integration: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... to hold their employers to account in 2021 on the issues of climate change, individuals' health and financial wellbeing, gender equity and racial diversity. Having a grassroots up approach to ESG acceleration, where employees are engaged in delivering ...

Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... of AGM season. "We've started to use January to reach out to companies where we think they need to improve gender diversity on their board. We have used this quieter time of the year to communicate our thoughts, so that by the time they hit the AGM ...

ESG investment professional salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... salaries to increase this year," he said. "It's a positive place to be." The ESG investment sector is one area where gender diversity is strong - McGilton estimates that around 60% of roles are filled by women, and 40% by men. "A lot of firms have told ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... many years, but progress has been stubbornly stagnant." Baig noted that companies had progressed in terms of gender diversity in the UK and Australia and other jurisdictions, but there hadn't been the same focus on ethnic diversity. "Nearly 50% of the ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... and board renewal through the lens of voting at AGMs this season? A: We are seeing Board diversity improve through better gender mix, which is a welcome development, but I would also add that real diversity is much broader than gender. If we have a board ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... its diversity for the better. "Of the 15 new hires we had in 2020, 53% are women (we recognise this doesn't speak to gender identities that sit outside the binary, and we hope to explore that over time, too), and 73% self-report as being a person ...

SSGA to use proxy vote over ethnic, racial diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... making, risk oversight, and innovation, as well as how management teams with a critical mass of racial, ethnic, and gender diversity are more likely to generate above-average profitability," Taraporevala said in the letter. "Likewise, companies that ...

Women continue to make strides in ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... the aggregate target in the very near future. "We are calling on all companies who have not yet made active steps towards gender-balance in their leadership to consider the full pool of board-ready candidates for their next appointment." The ASX 300 ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... particular safety culture) is vital." Cleanaway also identified that its business and strategy touch upon nine SDGs, including gender equality, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure, reduced ...

Class linked to experience of inclusion at work: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, age, caring status, class, cultural background, disability status, gender, religion, and sexual orientation and gender identity," said Lisa Annese, DCA CEO. "Class was the diversity demographic most ...