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Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... different to what's going on in general - what it is to be a good corporate governance body, whether it's a board of a listed company or a not-for-profit." However, only 11% of respondents believed that they will have international directors on their ...

Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... stock." Several diversified mining companies are demonstrating that they are considering climate change questions at a company level, and building that into executives' remit, noted Duncan Paterson, CEO of research provider CAER. "We've been researching ...

ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... traditional financial reporting, can undermine effective communication of these longer-term measures of business success by company boards to their owners," said Louise Davidson, ACSI chief executive. "ACSI looks forward to a significant improvement ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... buy a new air plane fleet where the energy efficiency will be better than the old planes, you can make a guess that a company will have a lower carbon footprint. You're trying to capture that." LFIP is in the process of developing the ZC portfolio, but ...

Corporate Human Rights Benchmark issues draft indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... information, a board umbrella of terms. "From the point of view of an analyst trying to pin down a reasonable assessment of the company, it's important that the indicators be tightly defined," Paterson said. "It's more practical from that point of view ...

Regnan reorganises ownership structure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... will convert to long-term clients of Regnan's ESG engagement and advocacy service, with some also electing to use the company's advisory practice. Regnan will focus on growing its advisory practice, in which Regnan provides support on ESG integration ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... consumer leasing area. We are pleased that one of the companies is having a meeting with us." Walsh declined to specify which company the coalition would be meeting with to raise concerns on consumer leasing standards. Walsh also noted that the stakeholder ...

Community 21 closes share offering, raises nearly $750,000

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... not for profit (NFP) shareholders. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director Community 21 is the financial services company that jointly owns Community Sector Banking with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. It was established 12 years ago by 20 NPFs each ...

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Funds of Australia Many industry bodies expressed support for the proposed legislation. The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) said it has "long called" for greater independence on superannuation boards, in line with recommendations ...

CDP, ClientEarth, CDSB in plea to UK's FRC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... companies like Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are also listed in UK markets. The letter to the FRC does not single out any one company. "It's essential that this information is disclosed to investors so they can make informed decisions about the companies ...