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New fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... shown how they can grow businesses that are environmentally sustainable, economically resilient, and create meaningful employment for their families and local people," McMullin said. Good Return's remit, however, goes beyond lending, it said. Grant funding ...

Macquarie, Westpac invest in social enterprise fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... fund was established by White Box Enterprises to provide capital for social enterprises, especially those providing employment opportunities for people facing barriers to work. The fund is specifically designed to help residents in rural, regional or ...

ESG pay skyrockets - but gap widens

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... is no difference for individuals that had been in their roles less than two years, but this widens as the period of employment extends to a staggering 20% if individuals had been in their roles for more than 10 years." There are easy paths to fast-track ...

Critical minerals get major boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... It's anticipated to create 600 construction jobs and 350 ongoing jobs for the local community. It targets Indigenous employment of up to 20% for the Traditional Owners the Anmatjere people and will create "business opportunities for local SMEs, and the ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... taxpayers between $250 billion and $368 billion. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is selling AUKUS as a bonanza for employment that will create around 20,000 jobs in the Australian Defence Force and public sector. These include tradies, operators, technicians ...

Super gap to close in 2042

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Women's Index. The national gender pay gap fell to 11.5% in May, and Financy estimates 22.6 years to achieve equal pay. Employment equality is expected by 2049 and unpaid work equality by 2070. The female underemployment rate increased by one percentage ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... small and medium size enterprises, predominantly ran by women, contributing 61% to the country's GDP and 97% of local employment. "Indonesia has set an ambitious goal to become a developed nation by 2045... to achieve this, the country has embraced innovative ...

Olympics flame sparks $10bn pledge to sports equality

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The commitment has a focus on school-age children. It targets education and employment, sport accessibility, employability, health and nutrition, and reduction of physical inactivity by 15% by 2030. There is also ...

ESG safe from layoffs in tight jobs market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Shell, Barclays, Beach Energy, SunPower, Lion Electric, and Tesla. Thankfully, the "massive trend" of layoffs in broader employment market have not yet reached ESG and corporate sustainability specialists, according to recruiters. Specialists with highly ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... for 42% of the global workforce and 31.7% of senior leaders. The World Bank estimated that closing the gender gap in employment and entrepreneurship could increase global GDP by more than 20%. "The slow progress that had been made in women being hired ...
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