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Green moves: AustralianSuper, Grattan Institute, Fidelity

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... health and community workers. At HESTA, she set up the investor-led initiative 40:40 Vision, aimed at achieving gender balance in executive leadership. She has held responsible investment roles in the UK (Legal & General) and the US (Wespath Benefits ...

Fidelity expands ESG role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... community workers. At HESTA, she set up the investor-led initiative of '40:40 Vision', aimed at achieving gender balance in executive leadership. She has held responsible investment roles in the UK (Legal & General) and the US (Wespath Benefits ...

Gender-balanced investment teams outperform: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... co-published a book, The XX Edge: Unlocking Higher Returns and Lower Risk, which discusses the financial upside of gender balance in investment. "When you exclude women from decision-making, you're not just excluding half the population. You're excluding ...

Women remain significantly underrepresented across ASX300: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... 40:40 Vision was founded by HESTA in 2020 and is supported by investors and industry partners, aiming to improve gender balance in ELTs of ASX 300 companies by 2030. The survey gathered responses from 30 of 41 signatory companies in August 2025. All ...

Gender equity boosts company performance, market value: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... Companies valued between $1 billion and $5 billion show the strongest performance gains from movements towards gender balance, suggesting investor confidence is especially sensitive in this segment," the report said. Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre ...

Gender diversity in corporate Australia stalling: CEW Census

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
The gender balance in the ASX 300 is stalling, with 18 companies having no women in executive and leadership teams and more than 40% having no women in the running for the top job. Chief Executive Women's (CEW) latest Census on senior executives reveals ...

Gender diversity, overboarding top of mind for instos: Georgeson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... suggests that the 40-40-20 target sought by some initiatives and investors may not be achieved in 2025. The latest gender balance on ASX300 boards remains at 37.5% female and 62.5% male, unchanged since our last review in December 2024," Georgeson said. ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Sustainability previously reported that BlackRock watered down its proxy voting guidelines for 2025, ditching its 30% gender balance target in favour of a request for companies to simply explain how diversity fits into their board composition strateg ...

Investors still drawn to DEI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... (IPOs). BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, revised its proxy voting guidelines for 2025, from 30% gender balance to a suggestion that investible companies explain how diversity is integrated into board composition relative to their strategies. ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... ago, HESTA was voting against the appointment of all-male boards. Now just 30 female directors are needed to reach gender balance in the ASX200. Gender balance in leadership can improve decision-making and company performance, benefitting retirement ...
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