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New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... enhancements to its EU Taxonomy Alignment Solution. ISS STOXX is the result of a recent merger between Institutional Shareholder Services and the Qontigo index business. In June the European Commission approved EU Taxonomy criteria for sustainable use ...

Nature-related risk a potential risk to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... themselves and taking action appropriately so as to engage available defences," the opinion says. The opinion comes as a shareholder in ANZ has sued the bank over allegations that it has failed to manage the material risks of climate change and biodiversity ...

AustralianSuper rejects latest Brookfield overture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... been the subject of an assertive back and forth between the consortium and AustralianSuper, the company's largest shareholder at 15%. Earlier this month, the consortium increased its bid for Origin Energy by $1.2 billion, a move that was rejected ...

ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
An ANZ shareholder is taking the bank to court over allegations that it has failed to manage the material risks of climate change and biodiversity loss. Catherine Rossiter is a long-term shareholder of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group. Rossiter ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... regulator is under-resourced and enforcement measures are not clear. A phased approach would be at the expense of the shareholder, the market and societal interests at large, O'Brien said. ACCR is currently in the midst of a greenwashing lawsuit ...

Brookfield ups the ante on Origin by $1.2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... range identified in the Independent Expert's Report and is endorsed by the Origin Board." Origin's largest shareholder, AustralianSuper, announced it would vote against the revised takeover bid on the grounds that the bid in the scheme booklet ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Boral is now owned by Seven Holdings, following a takeover in mid 2021. "Since then, Australian Ethical, which is a shareholder in Boral, says it has become increasingly concerned about its new management teams' retreat on its climate transition," Australian ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... around political expenditure and whether we need more resolutions and investor focus on that topic. That hasn't been a shareholder focus here in Australia as much as in the USA." ACCR also homed in on disclosures at BHP, Origin, Rio Tinto, Santos and ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... 25% in 2022. However, 54% of directors agree that ESG issues are linked to company strategy - down from 64% in 2021. Shareholder engagement is up, with an overwhelming majority of interactions being labelled as "productive". 54% of directors say someone ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... in July. Under the resolution, all French listed companies would be mandated to submit their climate strategies for shareholder approval every three years, with an annual vote on the implementation of the strategy. It would have made France the first ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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