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Quadrant expands to environmental consulting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... and the rest of the existing executive leadership team, and Quadrant's Marcus Darville and Victor Ha will join the EMM board. "We have been consistently impressed with Liz and the senior leadership team, the board and the entire EMM team," said Darville ...

Good governance on cyber threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... levels, including directors and management. Cyber risk and strategy should feature regularly on agendas. Documentation, board reporting and communication must be easy to understand and avoid technical jargon. Cyber risks should be integrated into existing ...

New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... and open source - anyone can use," said Simon Sheikh, Future Group CEO. Jeremy Cooper, Future Group's carbon advisory board external chair said: "By offering this tool for free, Future Group is not only advocating for but actively supporting a climate-responsible ...

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... he said. "Delivering that investment target remains the focus for the Future Fund under this new investment mandate. The Board of Guardians will continue to make investment decisions independent of government with the priority of generating commercial ...

Why climate-linked exec pay fails

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... ASX-listed companies against best practice in climate-linked pay packages for executives, interviewing investors, proxy advisors, board members, and senior leadership. They identified challenges in aligning long-term commitments with meaningful short-term ...

New risks on board watch list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Directors reveals. Nearly two-thirds (61%) of directors say compliance and regulation is the main factor affecting their board's risk appetite. Climate change (33%) remains the top long term issue, alongside Australia's ageing population (29%) and productivity ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Victims Compensation Scheme to aide victim-survivors of slavery, and is asking the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to include social reporting frameworks in its climate standards, noting the link between the net zero transition and ...

More work needed on climate risk response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... targets performed badly. 54% of respondents have set at least one climate-related target. 37% of respondents said they have a board member with experience in climate or ESG. Less than half - 37% - have not yet undertaken climate-related scenario analysis. ...

Activist platform launches full share trading

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... at general meetings. Australia's Corporations Act grants the shareholders of listed companies the ability to influence a board, but only with more than 100 investors. Campaigns range from issues like gambling to deforestation, paid parental leave, gas ...

Cbus board still considering CFMEU directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Fronting a Senate hearing today, Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok said the fund's board is still considering whether it will appoint the replacement directors nominated by the CFMEU back in September. In September, the CFMEU administrator re-nominated ...