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RARE partners with WaterAid

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... pipelines to bring clean and safe drinking water to communities, construct household toilets, and fund hygiene and gender equality education. RARE co-chief executive Nick Langley said the company believes access to safe water is a fundamental human right ...

New ETF to combat gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
UBS has launched an exchange traded fund supporting companies actively progressing gender equality in the workplace. The Global Gender Equality UCITS ETF is the latest addition to the suite of impact investment products offered by UBS. It will invest ...

Gender pay gap widespread in financial services: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... retains the notorious crown as the industry with the highest gender pay gap, the latest report from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows. Financial services and insurance employers reported the largest gap of 31.9% between male versus female remuneration ...

Glass ceiling stops at C-Suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... numbers of men and women and yet it doesn't flow through," Ryall said. Ryall continued that the advantages of gender equality in leadership have not been articulated well enough or clear enough to men. "When we use the term gender equality, it's rather ...

Responsible investment continues to gain acceptance among investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... been a key driver of RI growth. "Global themes driving client demand in the RI market include climate change, gender equality, conflict risk, and impact measurements," she said. "These themes have led institutional investors to increasingly focus both ...

CBA backs financial counselling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... and family violence covers five key areas: ensuring a safe work place; assisting customers in crisis; supporting gender equality; promoting financial wellbeing and education; and publicly advocating for change. FCA is a federated body and the peak body ...

Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... shines a light on something that needs to change," Fox said. In addition to Fox, the panel featured Workplace Gender Equality Agency advice and reporting executive manager Vanessa Paterson, My Planner Australia managing director Philippa Sheehan, Stanford ...

SSGA wields power on gender equality

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... Most large cap company boards in these markets have at least one female director but have yet to fully embrace gender equality in their ranks. We believe boards have an important role to play in increasing gender diversity and believe our guidance can ...

New social bond advocates gender equality

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... invest in Australian organisations actively championing women and equality in the workplace. The NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality) is a fixed income obligation of NAB via which institutional investors can participate in financing and re-financing organisations ...

Fraser review challenges super board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... reasonable discretion rather than rigid rules and that board governance could be improved with a renewed focus on gender equality. AIST released its draft governance code yesterday, reinforcing the importance of member representation on the boards of ...