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Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... diversity - by being an institution that "reflects the changing face of society", which could see ethnic and gender diversity being a greater requirement of boards in the next decade. "There's benefits in diversity, using other people's strengths," said ...

AICD backs 30% women ASX200 directors target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... imposed by government," he said. "We have always said that companies should set their own measurable targets for gender diversity and to facilitate their efforts we are now nominating a standard that we consider appropriate." The target of 30% by 2018 ...

Increase in ASX board cultural diversity: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... increasing the cultural diversity on boards and in CEO positions in listed companies, it has lagged progress in gender diversity. "We haven't had the culture of affirmative action on cultural diversity," Annese said. "What people define as culturally ...

Women on Boards tracks gender diversity gains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... and representation of women on boards dropped 3.2% in Western Australia, falling to 25.9% in 2014. Increasing gender diversity has become a mainstream issue, and WOB director Claire Braund compared the momentum behind making gender diversity a governance ...

ACSI sets goal of 30% women on ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... one woman director. "ACSI's motivation to act in this space is the strong evidence of the links between board gender diversity and financial performance. We have been pleased with recent improvements on gender diversity, but these come from a very low ...

ASX reports on progress towards gender diversity targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Nearly all ASX-listed companies have adopted gender diversity policies or explained why not, but there is still a wide difference in performance when it comes to setting measurable objectives and disclosure of the proportion of women in organisations ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... disclosure standard, and a board diversity policy including the establishment of "measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity for the board to assess annually both the objectives and progress in achieving them." These policies must be disclosed ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... companies have the management in place for that future." The report also provides an update on the benefits of board gender diversity. AMP Capital has found the number of companies it invests in that have no women directors has fallen from 60% to 34% ...

ACSI: ASX100 boards more diverse in gender, background

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... highest in the 12 years that ACSI has performed this research. Companies in the ASX101-200 still lag their peers in gender diversity, with women accounting for less than 10% of all individual directorships in the ASX101-200, and more than half of ASX101-200 ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... safety, and the majority of the internally managed REITs have some form of engagement/employment survey in place. "Gender diversity appears to be on every board's agenda, as all REITs made a concerted effort to highlight their respective gender diversity ...