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Analysing the link between women directors and corporate returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... outperformance. The incidence of outperformance in companies with women directors isn't understood, but Tina Brothers, executive director of the Reibey Institute, said that discussion of the issue throws up several theories. "These are various opinions ...

ASX500 companies increase number of women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
An analysis of ASX500 companies shows that there are 235 women holding 307 directorship positions, and 233 companies have at least one woman on board. The research note authored by the Reibey Institute noted that women hold 9.5% of ASX500 board positions ...

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... the edges of streams, rivers and alluviums. In the top 10 list were calls for long term health assessments to go into director general requirements, with calls for assessments to be done at the exploration stage. The NSWMC disagreed with the call for ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... powers to spill directors over executive remuneration reports. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, better known as the "two strikes and you're out" test, was passed in June of this year. ...

Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... regulatory frameworks on human rights and companies with operations in the oil, gas and mining sectors, said Mark Lyster, director of Net Balance. Out of the top 100 companies listed on the ASX, 47 had operational exposures to human rights risk. Net ...

ACSI recommend against News Corp board re-election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has recommended that superannuation funds invested in News Corporation vote against the re-election of six of the company's executive directors in the upcoming annual general meeting. "Progress ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
DEXUS Property Group reported a net profit for the 2011 financial year of AU$553m, an increase of AU$521.6m over last year, while decreasing energy, greenhouse gas and water intensity across its entire portfolio. DEXUS owns, manages and develops office ...

Sustainability measures decline in information technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... consumer of energy, globally responsible for 3% of greenhouse gas emissions, said Alison Rowe, Fujitsu's global executive director sustainability, in a preface to the report. "ICT is responsible for 5-10% of the typical economy's total electricity consumption," ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... indices will be developed that can more accurately attribute performance to ESG factors, said Frank Nielsen, executive director and head of applied research at MSCI. "MSCI indices could be used as a benchmark, but it's early days," Nielsen said. "Over ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... risk with CFOs and other financial executives who don't currently report on sustainability, according to Aaron Magner, director of sustainability at the University of New South Wales. "Once the carbon tax is resolved it will become a financial issue ...