Executive Appointments

Westpac looks for next CSO

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Siobhan Toohill leaves Westpac next month after two years as chief sustainability officer and nine years as group head of sustainability previously.

abrdn strengthens sustainability function

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Amid a leadership spill, global investment firm abrdn has overhauled its sustainability offering, with a series of new senior appointments, and the launch of a new executive sustainability committee.

Podcast: ESG jobs in 2024 - Salaries, career tips and more with Simon Gvalda

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
In this episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Simon Gvalda, manager of the ESG and Responsible Investment Recruitment team at Kaizen Recruitment, who recently released their much-awaited salary guide for ESG roles in 2024.

ESG professionals' salary guide revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Increasing demand for a better work-life balance has seen many ESG professionals looking to make a job switch, the newest Kaizen Recruitment salary guide found.

MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Sustainability and impact investment expert Désirée Lucchese has joined the board of a newly formed impact research and consulting firm as a non-executive director.

Aware Super appoints ESG, product and insurance heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Aware Super's real estate arm has hired a new executive to lead its ESG effort.

Competition watchdog exec first boss at think tank

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Launched last year by economist Ross Garnaut, chaired by former ACCC chair Rod Sims, the Superpower Institute (TSI) has appointed ex-ACCC economics lead Baethan Mullen as its inaugural CEO.

Social impact groups bolster leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
International Justice Mission (IJM), the world's largest anti-slavery organisation, has appointed a new CEO. Plus: award-winning sustainable fashion house The Social Outfit gets new head of impact.

Australian Ethical lead returns to CoreData

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
The investment director of one of Australia's premier ethical investment firms has returned to a global market research consultancy after a decade.

MLC Life hires from U Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A former U Ethical Investors' ethics and impact manager has landed at MLC Life Insurance as a sustainability manager.