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Right Seat, Right Table, a guide for aspiring board members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Paul Smith, the co-founder of the social enterprise Future Directors Institute, has written a book offering guidance for outsiders who are seeking seats on boards. The book, Right Seat, Right Table, "offers a practical yet inspiring 'how-to' guide for ...

Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... in 2013, the CEFC Act was targeted for repeal as part of the unwinding of the previous Labor government's Clean Energy Future legislative package. The legislation to repeal the CEFC was split into a separate bill in the Senate, which was then defeated. ...

Pendal Group takes total ownership of Regnan to bolster in-house capacity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... ESG research/engagement services we offer to asset owner clients." Regnan had been undergoing a strategic review of its future since the resignation of Pauline Vamos as CEO last year. After Vamos' departure, Alison George, Regnan's head of policy and ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry is expected to arrive in the very near future. It's not surprising that discussions around trust and social license to operate continue to dominate in this first ...

Australian businesses seek positive social impact: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... Revolution: Faces of Progress. The report focuses on the ways in which business leaders are "adapting and preparing for the future and their attitudes towards societal impact, strategy, technology and talent." Proving that profit and social purpose can ...

Potentially hazardous ingredients in consumer products as investment risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... that consumer product manufacturers improve transparency in their ingredients list. "That is something that I think in future will become more and more important, because companies particularly from the consumer point of view are being held to account," ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... the federal targets," Ellis said. "That wasn't quite incorporated explicitly for this study, but it could be included in future studies. Our main focus is around the potential for liability in not meeting targets, and while it's not explicit what these ...

40% of Chinese Coal Power Plants are Losing Money: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... targets, with a total US$389 billion at risk. Carbon Tracker will take the methodology and apply it to other countries in future, Gray said. "The plan for us is to expand this methodology to other markets where data isn't at appropriate standards, like ...

New Forests joins World Business Council on Sustainable Development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... or three years ago in Washington," Brand said. "I was impressed with some of the work they've been doing, looking at the future of the forestry sector. They have major corporations involved in the whole supply chain from growing forests to processing ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... associated with higher contemporaneous return on equity, and can also be a predictor of a company's ability to protect future profits, according to new research from AXA IM Rosenberg Equities. Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA IM ...