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ACCR, CAER study gender pay gap at ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Australian listed companies, ranks ASX100 companies required to disclose to the Australian government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). The report notes that nine ASX100 companies do not have to disclose such information. The report finds that ...

Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... those remuneration reports." ACSI again noted that there are too few female CEOs in the ASX200 to analyse gender pay equality. There are four women who are CEOs of ASX100 companies, and five women who are ASX101-200 CEOS. "There were more CEOs called ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... provisions in Australia are at least partly concerned with environmental issues, the report notes. The Workplace Gender Equality Act is a significant requirement on the social side. The report compares Australia to Singapore and South Africa, and finds ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... issues, there has been less activity around environmental and social dimensions, "with the possible exception of gender equality. Few active equity managers in Japan appear to be addressing wider sustainability concerns such as carbon emissions in a ...

Male carers face "career trap" for seeking flexible working: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... strongly disagreed compared to 9% of male non-carers). "Men are the other piece of the puzzle when it comes to gender equality," said Lisa Annese, DCA CEO and ambassador for Flexible Working Day. "Increasingly organisations are looking for ways to provide ...

SSGA launches State Street Low Carbon ESG International Equities Index Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... optimisation." Darroch also noted that SSGA engages with portfolio companies on issues including climate change and gender equality that impact on long-term value creation. "I think that if you have a look at the asset stewardship, the exposure to carbon ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... provides ETFs aligned to four of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (Water, Clean Energy, Climate Action & Gender Equality), as well as a Green Gond ETF. "Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, which is why investors are increasingly ...

Diversity Council Australia Inclusion@Work Index shows value of, need for inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... inclusion initiatives means that organisations must engage with men in their workplace and enable them to see that gender equality is not a "zero-sum game," Annese said. DCA measured inclusion based on four indicators - did they feel respected, did they ...

HESTA to survey investment managers for workplace gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... opportunities for women in the investment management industry," HESTA explained. "At HESTA we're committed to gender equality and that commitment goes much further than just talking about it. We want our actions to help drive long-term, meaningful change. ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... products that fall into the environmental or social class, including last year's $500 million NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality), a fixed income obligation that used to finance or refinance organisations that the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) ...