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Voluntary sustainability disclosures carry legal weight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... report showed that 59% of the 190 respondents reported exposure to water-related risks. But only 57% the respondents report board-level oversight of water- related policies, strategies or plans. Meanwhile, 94% of the 371 respondents to the CDP's annual ...

UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3), ASN Bank, Aviva Investors, Boston Common Asset Management, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Cyrte Investments, Dexia Asset Management, DNB, Folketrygdfondet (Government Pension Fund Norway), Keva, KLP, Mn Services ...

Women only 19% of superannuation fund trustee boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... over the gender issue and we're going to run a series of one-day workshops nationwide to encourage greater diversity on board. We are inviting participating organisations to bring along women who are interested to be on trustee board, because as it stands ...

Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... consecutive annual general meetings under the legislation. If a majority of shareholders then vote in favour of getting rid of the board, directors will face fresh elections at a subsequent spill meeting. In a statement, Emeco acknowledged that while ...

ASIC renews call for better remuneration disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... a result of that review, ASIC identified four areas of best practice where disclosures could be improved - focus are the board's policy on the nature and amount of remuneration of the key management personnel, the non-financial performance conditions ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... votes against resolutions during 2011. Governance managers at both institutions also cited concerns over share placements, board composition and corporate constitution amendments as reasons for abstaining or voting against resolutions last year. But ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and OZ Minerals. The report found that there was no correlation between the number of women on a board and the company's overall rating. "The companies that made green have been working on diversity for a very long time, and they ...

Proposed disclosure measures for corporate bonus clawbacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... entitled to use powers under the so-called two-strikes rule to vote down the remuneration report and potentially spill the board. Under the two-strikes rule, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a ...

LGS select MSCI for ESG and carbon research, monitoring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... reporting capability will enable us to better analyse and communicate our responsible investment outcomes to members and the board, and maintain leadership in this area." Under the terms of the agreement, LGS will use MSCI ESG IVA and Impact Monitor ...

Australian Ethical appoints Louise Herron director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... in Australia including as chair of Belvoir Street Theatre. She was recently appointed chair of the Major Performing Arts Board and as a board member of the Australian Council for the Arts. She has also acted as a philanthropy mentor to a number of companies. ...