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Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... demand. The Orange Bond Principles are a set of standards that draws their name from the orange colour of SDG5: Gender Equality. The Orange Bond Principles are driven by the Orange Bond Initiative's (OBI) steering committee, which includes the Impact ...

Climate change to shape economy long-term: Forum

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
The "existential crisis" of climate change, equality and equity of workforce participation in the economy and the aging population are all issues that will affect the budget, markets, and the shape of Australia's economy. Speaking at the Financial ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... gap has been introduced, requiring employers to publish pay gap data for increased transparency. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 requires employers with 100 or more workers to publicly disclose gender pay ...

ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... behind this series is really to help give capital to smaller companies - high impact enterprises that advance gender equality in developing countries that might not otherwise have access to international capital markets and institutional investors in ...

Does Canberra's agenda align with sustainable investment?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... announcements that align with SDG1 - No Poverty, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 4 - Quality Education, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... construction, with positive tilts to companies supporting climate action, life on earth, sustainable resource use, gender equality, and health and wellbeing. The negative screens ruling out companies that derive more than 1% of revenue from tobacco and ...

Gap in financing solutions for refugees: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... for these initiatives to be tracked in a similar way to corporate sustainability action on climate change and gender equality." Janakiram said there are limitations to governmental and NGO refugee support, and highlighted the situation of Ukrainians ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... relate - it's not related to GINI coefficient but somewhat to GDP per capita. It's not related to the feeling of equality," he said. "It's about meritocracy and that's what makes it very interesting for ESG. Meritocracy lets the better ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... reinforce the importance of board and executive accountability when it comes creating a safe workplace and promoting gender equality. In the ASX300, seven firms do not have a single woman on the boards, of which three have never appointed a female director. ...

HESTA's former head of impact launches consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Seven Advisory, which will work around "authentic, responsible and rewarding decisions in investments, social progress, equality and the environment." She will focus on working as an intermediary with an intersecting group of stakeholders - investors ...