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ESG
ESG Insights

Issue 152: Blended finance’s Asean philanthropies problem; sticking with DEI

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Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Can digital collaboration reshape gender equity?

Women held 13 per cent of all board leadership roles in Singapore-listed companies last year, up from 11 per cent in 2023.
Companies & Markets

Proportion of female directors at top 100 SGX companies surpasses 25% target in 2024

Women are earning, inheriting, and managing more wealth than ever before, but a study shows that, globally, they are expected to accumulate only 76% of the wealth of men by the end of their working lives.
Wealth & Investing
SCIENCE OF WEALTH

Rewriting the rules: Challenging outdated notions of luck, risk and gender

Koh Yan Ping, chief executive of SCWO, says the organisation has expanded its programmes over the years to meet "evolving challenges".
Lifestyle
TAKING HEART

SCWO raises S$450,000 for key programmes helping women, children in need

(From left) Wong Su-Yen, Claressa Monteiro, Gregory Vijayendran and Yeo Wan Ling explore the changing dynamics of leadership in Singapore.
Podcasts

Lens on Singapore: From margins to mainstream - Getting women into leadership

Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on their boards were found to be 25 per cent more likely to deliver above-average profitability than companies in the bottom quartile.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Paving the way for more women leaders

Women are being paid less when serving on board committees such as audit and nomination.
International

Widening pay gap for women on boards is ‘red flag’ for Europe

The stakes are high, but the opportunity to foster meaningful change remains within reach – if the commitment to gender diversity endures.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

An uphill battle for gender parity in financial leadership

The case brought by the “For Women Scotland” campaign group, which believes that sex is biologically immutable, could have widespread implications on highly charged issues surrounding trans rights and how the UK defines gender and sex.
Lifestyle

UK Supreme Court hears case on definition of 'woman'

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