Nasdaq launches its ESG Data Hub including data sets from Equileap
29/06/2021 · Product Launch
- The Nasdaq ESG Data Hub will connect investors with expert-led ESG data sets including diversity, carbon emissions and green bonds
- Equileap datasets look at the full scope of gender equality in the workplace, from the boardroom to the supply chain
Revealed: The top 100 gender-equal companies around the world
04/03/2021 · Equileap Report
- Norwegian bank DNB ranks number one globally, followed by Mirvac (Australia), WPP (UK), L’Oreal (France) and General Motors (U.S.)
- Only 15 companies globally have closed their gender pay gap
- 5 out of 10 companies globally published an anti-sexual harassment policy
GPIF, the largest investor globally, now allocates USD2.9 billion to gender equality
18/12/2020 · Product Launch
- New Morningstar index weights constituents based on 19 gender equality criteria provided by Equileap
- Morningstar dedicated website here
- GPIF press release available here
Fewer female Chairs of the board (21) than male Chairs
called John (23) in the S&P 500 companies
08/12/2020 · Equileap Report
- Only 8% of all Chair, CEO and CFO positions at S&P 500 companies are occupied by women
- 91% of companies do not publish their gender pay gap
- 213 of the S&P 500 companies offer two weeks or more of paid maternity carer leave
Only 12% of Dutch companies publish their gender pay gap
10/07/2020 · Equileap Report
- The best performing company in the Netherlands is KPN
- Gender balance across all leadership levels locally is low, with, for instance, an average of 14% women on executive teams
- 88% of Dutch companies do not publish gender-segregated pay information
France outperforms Germany on gender equality
04/03/2020 · Equileap Report
- Top countries for gender equality in Europe are France (average score of 52%), Sweden (49%), Spain (46%) and Germany (44%)
- German listed companies underperform French ones on all criteria except for flexible work options
- Only 3 in 10 European companies publish their gender pay gap
Kenya performs as well as Canada and the United States on gender equality
13/11/2019 · Equileap Report
- Standard Chartered Kenya would also rank within the Top 50 companies globally
- No company achieves gender balance at all levels
- One-third of companies have at least one corporate social responsibility project targeting women or girls
Equileap announces the world’s top 100 companies leading the way in gender equality
01/10/2019 · Equileap Report
- Top 3 companies are Diageo (UK), Bank of America (US) and Mirvac (Australia)
- Less than 1% of the companies globally have no pay gap
- Australia, France and Sweden remain the best performing countries
Companies in Canada score lower than in the US on gender equality
08/03/2019 · Equileap Report
- Top three Canadian companies are TD Bank, CIBC and Enbridge
- Equileap assessed companies in the S&P/TSX 60 Index on 19 gender equality criteria
European gender equality index licensed by gender expert Equileap to Swedish online bank Avanza
08/03/2019 · Product launch
- Tracker listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange based on the Top 75 European companies
- Growing trend toward gender-lens investing with fifth tracker launched in 18 months
Groundbreaking ranking of top US companies on gender equality
19/02/2019 · Equileap Report
- General Motors is the only leading US company with no gender pay gap
- No company achieves gender balance at all levels – board, executive, management, workforce
- A vast majority (71%) of US companies now have an anti-sexual harassment policy in place
For the first time, mutual funds & ETFs screened on gender equality
13/11/2018 · Product launch
- Unique, online tool launched by As You Sow
- For individual and institutional investors in the United States
Equileap announces the world’s top 200 companies leading the way in gender equality
04/10/2018 · Equileap Report
- Top 5 companies are General Motors (USA), L’Oreal (FR), Kering (FR), Merck &Co (USA) and StarHub (SING)
- Top sectors are: Communications, Financial and Utilities
Lack of transparency is the main obstacle to gender pay parity
22/05/2018 · Equileap Report
- 86% of companies do not communicate on pay inequalities
- Only 4.5% of companies report having no pay gap
Gender equality index by Equileap licensed by UBS
08/01/2018 · Product launch
- ETF tracking the Top 100 global leaders listed on SIX Swiss Exchange
- Growing trend towards gender-lens investing with third tracker launched in less than four months
Equileap global gender equality index licensed to Lyxor ETF
06/11/2017 · Product launch
- 3,048 companies ranked on gender equality based on 19 in-depth criteria
- Lyxor listed the ETF ELLE on European exchanges
First gender equality ETF in Canada launched on Equileap Index
20/09/2017 · Product launch
- US and Canadian companies selected according to ground-breaking research
- Evolve Funds lists HERS on TSX, in Toronto
First global database ranking over 3,000 companies on progress towards gender equality
11/04/2017 · Equileap Report
- 2017 Best Performers are: L’Oreal (FR), Pearson (UK), National Australia Bank (AU), Sodexo (FR) and BTG (UK)
- Launch of a unique tool-kit to accelerate progress towards gender equality at work
Equileap ranks 3,048 companies with 19 criteria on gender equality
11/04/2017 · Equileap Report
- 2017 Best Performers globally are L’Oreal (FR), Pearson (UK), National Australia Bank (AUS), Sodexo (FR) & BTG (UK)
- Launch of a Family of Gender Equality Indices covering Global, US and European markets
