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ASX sees first strike against remuneration report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Nearly 30% of ASX shareholders have voted against the company's remuneration report, triggering a first strike warning to its board. At the ASX AGM, 29.77% of shareholders voted against the remuneration report as the exchange announced further delays ...

bfinance sounds alarm on "overly simplistic" carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... the firms that have the greatest scope for impact." Divesting eliminates the ability for active owners to engage as shareholders as well. "We observe a rapidly growing number of institutional investors setting carbon footprint targets for their equity ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... School. The two-strikes rule was brought in as an amendment to the Corporations Act. If more than 25% of a company's shareholders vote down two annual remuneration reports in a row, this triggers a vote on a board spill that could result in the company's ...

Future Fund, UniSuper hire ESG execs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Through the years, she has frequently spoken FS Sustainability about good governance, transparent communications to shareholders and other stakeholders, and issues including executive remuneration, diversity, succession planning, board skills matrixes ...

Governance Institute calls for proactive thinking for virtual AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... "The biggest pressure point is taking all of the steps necessary to ensure, quite frankly, a really great AGM where shareholders feel like they have had adequate opportunity to participate," said Governance Institute CEO Megan Motto. "For organisations ...

New Zealand XRB releases final climate reporting paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... whether they can continue to create value in the long term, or whether they need to adapt," she said. Investors and shareholders are increasingly demanding greater transparency through the disclosure of climate-related risks and opportunities, Mackenzie ...

ASX 100 chief executive bonuses hit record highs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... 2022 reporting season to ensure that rewards are reaped only by outperforming chief executives who deliver value to shareholders. Executive remuneration is a perennial governance issue for ESG investors. Recently, Maple-Brown Abbott said that linking ...

Australian miners top list as critical minerals demand grows: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... decisions when you have the ESG overlay, it has to be that all stakeholders will benefit from the decision, not just the shareholders." The 19 th annual Mine report reviews the world's top 40 mining companies with an eye on global trends in the mining ...

Avoid greenwash by linking exec pay to ESG: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... considerations to take the time to understand company strategy. "From our experience, this is a very effective mechanism for shareholders to engage with companies," Maple-Brown said. "Boards don't like from our experience to see significant against ...

Leaders on road to ESG maturity by 2030: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... believe that by 2030, one driver of change will be the need to accommodate stakeholder, board and investors views. "Shareholders driving this issue and it is being now linked to the cost of capital and the availability of capital," Poole said. "We see ...