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Number of culturally diverse women ASX leaders "extremely low": DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... leaders has doubled from 2004 to 2015 - representation of these women in CFO roles increased from 2.0% to 4.1%, in senior executive roles from 1.0% to 1.9%, in director roles from to 1.1% to 2.5% and in CEO roles from 0.5% to 1.0%. However, in absolute ...

AIST appoints Eva Scheerlinck as acting chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... (AIST) has appointed Eva Scheerlinck as acting CEO. Eva Scheerlinck, acting CEO, AIST Scheerlinck is currently AIST's executive manager, governance and stewardship, a role she has held since 2010. She will commence in her new role as acting CEO on March ...

Government launches inquiry investigating need for Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia should adopt national legislation comparable to the United Kingdom's Modern Slavery Act 2015. Alice Cope, executive manager, Global Compact Network Australia The Foreign Affairs and Aid Sub-Committee of the Parliament's Joint Standing Committee ...

Amanda Wilson stepping down as Regnan chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Regnan Chief Executive Officer Amanda Wilson is stepping down from her role with the ESG research and engagement firm. Amanda Wilson, managing director, Regnan Wilson, who is departing today from Regnan, will transition to a portfolio career at the ...

APRA calls for stress-testing of climate change risks in regulated entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... counsel, Minter Ellison Lawyers Speaking to the Insurance Council of Australia Annual Forum in Sydney, Geoff Summerhayes, executive board member, spoke of APRA's evolving view on climate risks as part of the agency's "broader approach to prudential risk ...

SVA launches South Australian homelessness social impact bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... social impact bond, which will fund a program addressed at ameliorating the effects of homelessness. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia The seven-year, $9 million Aspire Social Impact Bond (SIB) will fund ...

Government issues discussion paper on social impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... address the barriers. Social Ventures Australia (SVA) is preparing a response to the discussion paper, said Ian Learmonth, executive director at SVA. "We are working away on preparing a response to the government's paper," he said. "We would encourage ...

UCA Funds Management continues online gambling engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... through the card schemes system so the restrictions would apply to all credit card providers, not just banks," Diane Tate, executive director of retail policy at ABA is quoted as saying in the article. Citibank, American Express, the Bank of Queensland ...

Vigeo Eiris upgrades three US companies on human rights criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... alert and upgraded three American companies for their decision to take legal action against US President Donald Trump's executive order banning people from seven countries from entering the United States. Vigeo Eiris has upgraded the scores of Amazon ...

GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board appoints chair, new members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... a new chair and six new board members, including Robyn Leeson of STR Consulting in Australia. Judy Kuszewski, chief executive of Suncroft International, is the new chair of the GSSB. Kuszewski has around 25 years' expertise in corporate accountability ...