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Impact Investment Group names head of investor relations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... concentration in Government and minor in Economics, and a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University. Goodman sits on the boards of two non-profits: The Observership Program and Stand Up, and is a member of the Impact Investment Forum, an advisory ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... favour of 67% of the climate-related lobbying proposals in the first half of 2020, but the fund manager also engaged with boards on the issue as well. "I think the engagement aspect is key to this," Colton said. "We want to see the board's responsiveness ...

BlackRock details engagement activity in stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... diversity, and climate risk. "COVID-19 has brought forward again, the importance of having a really good strong, diverse boards," Davila said. "It has really brought forward the need for companies to think about how they're impacting their communities ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Climate Solutions Fund. ARENA will also gain $193 million for a clean technology grants hub for future initiatives. The Boards of ARENA and CEFC will continue to be accountable for individual investment decisions, the government says. As part of the ...

The Sustainability Report relaunched as FS Sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... 2019. "Responsible investment and taking into account ESG factors is now a mainstream investment issue for all fund trustee boards, their fiduciaries and the capital markets," said Christopher Page, managing director of Rainmaker Group. Illustrating ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... intangible heritage and control that heritage and determine who has access to it, HESTA said. Blakey said HESTA expected company boards to have oversight of how companies monitor shifting societal expectations and if decisions made in the past remain ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... the message that developments like the Modern Slavery Act, and other regulatory and developments put pressure back on the boards," Subramaniam said. "Looking at boards, if you have a committee and a champion on the board, you will see action. One of ...

Women continue to see gains on ASX200 boards: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... ASX200 with no women- Silver Lake Resources Limited. In 2015, AICD and the 30% Club set a voluntary target of 30% women on boards. At the time women only made up 20.6 per cent of ASX 200 directors. "In just five years we have seen boards successfully ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... considered and assumptions applied that are disclosed. "Included at the back of the guide is a list of the questions for boards to take to management," Petschler said. "We actually think that's an important thing to highlight in the guide. If entities ...

KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
In order to increase gender diversity on ASX201-300 company boards, existing board members should look beyond traditional pools of candidates and focus on building the pipeline in executive and upper management, according to research from KPMG. Sarah ...