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Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... urging business leaders to adopt a "Business As Different" (B.A.D.) approach to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues. Alexis Cheang, head of ANZ, responsible investments, Mercer. Mercer notes that responsible investment strategies ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment processes, but the balance of activity is in the corporate governance side, according to analysis from manager research and selection firm bfinance. Julien Barral, director, equity research ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Australian superannuation have their full board or board committees overseeing environmental, social and corporate governance risks and opportunities, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Super Fund Responsible Investment ...

ASX adds social license to operate, TCFD to corporate governance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
The ASX Corporate Governance Council has proposed a further evolution to its recommendations for how listed companies disclose environmental and social sustainability risks, including social license to operate and greater guidance on carbon risk. Louise ...

Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... rights in supply chains, climate change, improved environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure, and corporate governance. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil The fund has issued its annual ESG engagement report, outlining its activities to investors ...

Majority of ASX200 boards gravitate to known candidates for board positions: 30% Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... opportunities to optimise board composition to meet strategic needs and enhance diversity." "According to the Corporate Governance Principles of the ASX Corporate Governance Council, boards should assess whether a director who has served on a board for ...

Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... analysis of US listed companies to determine if there is a correlation between share buybacks and quality of corporate governance. "Prior to the financial crisis in 2007/2008, the focus was on building bigger companies, so you saw a lot of M&A activity," ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... entity's " exposure to carbon risk requires disclosure under Recommendation 7.4 of the Australian Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations." The government agreed in principle with the recommendation, but noted that the responsibility ...

ACSI report finds gaps in ASX200 codes of conduct, whistleblowing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... notes that some of these topics have been receiving "more attention by regulators and boards since the ASX Corporate Governance Council published the ASX Principles and Recommendations in 2014, we expect the 200 largest companies in Australia to inform ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... expectations for managing the chair's capacity and other commitments, and remuneration. "The discipline of corporate governance, and ESG more broadly, continues to evolve," Davidson said. "For example, I think we are seeing more focus on the last 18-24 ...