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Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... ACSI has a policy target of 30% female representation by 2017, and has said it will consider recommending that its members vote against board appointments on companies that do not have the 30% target by 2017. The asset owner push for greater gender diversity ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... Guidelines, and as part of the review, ACSI said that it may, on a case-by-case basis, consider recommending that their members vote against board re-elections in companies which perform poorly on board gender diversity. "Enshrining our policy on gender ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s Vote Your Super initiative will rally support for resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation ...

Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... platform to pressure asset owners to support a shareholder resolution at Chevron's annual general meeting later this month. The Vote Your Pension platform is asking pension fund and mutual fund members from 1200 funds around the world to ask their funds ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... officer. "As LGS holds shares in the majority of the top listed companies in Australia and overseas, they are entitled to vote at the shareholder meetings of most of the ASX200 companies and 500 of the largest listed companies in the world." The website ...

ACSI sets goal of 30% women on ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... to explain how they will address the issue in the near term, and, in "the worst cases", ACSI may recommend to members to vote against re-election of directors in those companies. Gender diversity of board appointments and executive management is a long-term ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... an "overwhelming majority" of signatories have approved a new board governance structure and articles of association. The vote is the culmination of an 18-month independent review and signatory consultation period, and will provide a "simpler, more transparent ...

PRI announces new Advisory Council members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Advisory Council. The election process was administered by an independent external provider, with signatories eligible to vote for candidates within their signatory category. There are 16 members to the PRI Advisory Council - nine elected asset owner ...

Boards more diverse, but ACSI calls for more "skin in the game"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
More than 11% of ASX200 non-executive board positions are held by directors who own no shares in the company, which the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) says goes counter to ACSI's expectation that directors will have "skin in the ...

Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... what's on our agenda, what's on their agenda. The Corporations Act has given rights as an investor - you have the right to vote on a director, you have the right to vote on a remuneration report, etc. But that's not the totality of interests of a shareholder. ...

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Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY
CareSuper hired an ESG specialist from a rival, while Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation appointed an executive director of effective philanthropy.

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake.

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting.

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The International Sustainability Standards Board has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures.

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