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Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... 19% - or $18,461 - for private sector workplaces with 100 or more staff. However, companies are "nervous about pay transparency" and have a "reluctance to dig deeper," observers say. The median pay gap is the difference between the middle set of numbers ...

Investors scrutinise Australia-first gender pay gap data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... $51.8 billion every year, according to minister for women Katy Gallagher. WGEA CEO Mary Wooldridge said gender pay transparency will be "a catalyst for action and change," particularly for companies with wide pay gaps within their industry. "It is encouraging ...

ISSB publishes jurisdictional guide, seeks experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... standards, the ISSB has released a preview version of a guide to adopting the standards. The guide aims to support transparency and comparability of information for global capital markets, regulators, and stakeholders. It informs a range of approaches ...

AI trumps climate as chief risk factor: economists

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... cautioned the crowd. "We've got the ISSB coming and on the Australian version, you're going to need to have more transparency. "Not enough people have the capability or the capacity and that is going to place a lot of pressure on businesses in ...

Final text of EU ESG laws released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The European Union has published the final text on the transparency and integrity of environmental, social and governance rating activities. It requires alignment for entities outside of the EU that trade on the EU market. The regulations hope to increase ...

Stewart Investors joins Responsible Minerals initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... minerals. But ultimately, addressing this problem will require a coordinated effort from all stakeholders to improve transparency and support responsible mining practices. Investors are central to this co-ordination." "We firmly believe the RMI Investor ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... uniform approach results in vastly different carbon emissions data depending on which methodology is used, hindering transparency for investors. Green bonds assist in financing the net zero transition and typically target climate mitigation activities ...

Growth in green bond issuance brings choice, challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... as fund strategies covering that category of bonds means investors have increased choice, but also questions about transparency and how to measure impact. Asset consultant bfinance recently issued a report into the USD$2.5 trillion investible GSS+ market ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Investors should actively engage chemical companies, push for transparency, and allocate capital towards reductions in hazardous chemical production and its removal from the environment through innovative funding mechanisms such as green bonds. Global ...

Nature-related disclosures underway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... companies and financial institutions now taking part. The first cohort of adopters are taking steps towards enhancing transparency and disclosure regarding biodiversity and ecosystems. The more than 100 financial institutions, representing US$14 trillion ...