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HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... engagement with companies, investors have encouraged big emitters to act faster on climate and significantly improved gender diversity on boards and executive teams." Nature loss and decent work are "emerging areas of concern for investors" and it is ...

ASX200 boards near gender target: ACSI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... occur as early as the end of this year. This is up from 20% in 2015. However, many boards still lack meaningful gender diversity. Thirteen ASX200 boards have only one woman on them, and the ASX201-300 is lagging behind with six companies having male-only ...

Active ownership is the new sheriff in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... included Woodside Energy, which Aware Super had publicly slammed last month for its unclear climate plan. On gender diversity, Stewart praised the progress. Since 2015, there has been an 89% increase in board positions on the ASX300 held by women, according ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... investments, the reduction of electricity consumption in the bank's buildings, climate risk management, improvements in gender diversity, and governance factors including control risk management, anti-money laundering and know-your-client activities. ...

Industry unveils plan to boost female executives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... according to a 2023 survey from the Financial Services Council (FSC). New research from Willis Towers Watson found gender diversity in investment teams can add 45 basis points annually in net excess returns. All global and domestic fund managers surveyed ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... workers also believe they'll be overlooked for a pay rise in the year ahead. ACSI CEO Louise Davidson said that gender diversity is financially material to investors, as companies that are diverse tend to perform better. "I hope that the increased ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... linked to the sustainability-linked facility's interest rate margin. Portfolio companies will be assessed on their gender diversity, GRESB rating, and compliance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) - including stretch targets demonstrating ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... exposure to material 'circular economy' risks and opportunities. Diversity: Expectations reflect ACSI's latest gender diversity policy, further articulate broader concepts of diversity, and emphasis board responsibilities working to prevent and respond ...

Gender pay gap a key diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Improving reporting on gender pay gap and gender diversity will help investors assess where companies are addressing gender-based equality and inclusion and set the stage for engagement on diversity measures beyond gender, according to First Sentier ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... director Robert Sindel. The recommendation is qualified because Sindel is the nomination committee chair and gender diversity at board level will decrease to 17% female director representation following the retirement of Karen Moses at this year's AGM. ...
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