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Magnis appoints Global Impact Initiative founder to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... ASX-listed Magnis as an independent non-executive director. The company cited his "unique blend of leadership and business skills gained in the corporate environment married with financial and governance skills gained in the Not-for-Profit sector" in ...

Envirosuite hires CFO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... transformation and operational improvement programs Prior to Whispir, he founded and led CFO Effect, a specialist firm providing CFO skills and finance transformation capability to global ASX-listed companies requiring that executive knowledge and specialisation ...

Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability reporting architecture is expected to continue in 2022, and with it demand for accounting professionals with ESG skills, according to CPA Australia. CPA Australia predicts that more entities will set net zero commitments this year, and ...

Michelle Baltazar awarded CEW leadership scholarship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... said CEW scholarships chair Deidre Willmott. "The generosity of the Kerridge family will allow the winners to gain the skills they need to continue growing their careers in the industry." Baltazar has chosen to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... company to support D&O," Mabbott explained. All of this will lead to even higher demand for employees and leaders with ESG skills. "There will be a general set of skills people will need in terms of being comfortable with transparency," he said. "You're ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Australian company directors "lack the skills and experience" to lead the transition to net zero emissions by 2050, according to a report by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Further, the IGCC report, A Changing Climate: what investors expect ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... are consistent with the principles of sustainability," Liddell said. "I'm looking forward to putting my experience and skills to work in serving BetaShares' clients." Last week, BetaShares announced the launch of four new ethical separately managed accounts ...

Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... of survey respondents are currently on a board, with 40% on more than one. "In a nutshell, boards have to have different skills and have to operate differently because of the significant change in both internal and external stakeholders and the way business ...

ASX200 ESG reporting increases, but gaps remain: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... assurance lead Matthew Lunn. There are also ESG skill deficiencies at board level - 41% of ASX200 companies do not have ESG skills as part of their board matrix, while only 26% of companies have, or are looking to have, more than one ESG-related skill ...

Actuaries Institute challenges boards on skills gaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... the Royal Commission "has been attributable to their board of directors and senior executive teams," and that a gap in skills and capabilities is responsible for the governance failures. Rafe and Laughlin recommend that financial service chairs should ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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