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Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Investments Commission, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the ASX Corporate Governance Outlines and the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (AuASB) have all ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has made it clear that super funds must consider environmental, social and governance issues, including climate change, as part of their investment decision-making process," said Eva Scheerlinck, CEO of the ...

ASX200 hits 30% target for women on boards: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
Women now comprise 30% of ASX200 board positions for the first time, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). In April 2015, AICD set a voluntary target for 30% of board seats to be filled by women by the end of 2018. At the ...

ASIC critiques management of non-financial risk in governance review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... sustainability leader ASIC this week released Director and officer oversight of non financial risk, published by the Corporate Governance Taskforce. In the report, ASIC urges companies to apply a "greater focus and sense of urgency to the oversight and ...

Consultation paper seeks comment on disclosure of SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Recommendations for SDG Disclosures: A consultation paper is grouped into four themes - management approach, strategy, governance and performance and targets. The aim is to encourage organisations to change their approach to strategy and their business ...

ACSI names Kate Griffiths to executive manager role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... graduate of the AICD Company Directors Program, Chief Executive Women's Leadership Program, and a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. "I am very excited to be joining ACSI at this time," Griffiths said. "ESG matters are more significant ...

Majority of ASX200 boards gravitate to known candidates for board positions: 30% Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... planning based on skills, diversity and planning for the future, rather than replacing like with like, is good for governance." The 30% Club and AICD also called into question the adherence to a de-facto fixed term for directors, "which limits boards' ...

Governance Institute hires new national director of education and training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Governance Institute of Australia has hired Mark Wilbourn as national director of education and training. In that role, Wilbourn will be responsible for member-facing and client-centric professional education and training offerings. "We are delighted ...

WA ranks 8th globally in National Resource Governance Institute assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... oil, gas and mining sectors in the 2017 Resource Governance Index (RGI), conducted by the National Resource Governance Institute (NRGI). Daniel Kaufmann, NRGI president and CEO This score places Australia at first position in Asia Pacific and eighth ...

Local Government Super appoints Katherine O'Regan as board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... executive in numerous Australian top-50 listed corporations. O'Regan also serves on the LGS Investment Committee and the Governance, Remuneration and Nomination Committee, and is also a councillor for Woollahra Municipal Council, Sydney. O'Regan is also ...