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War, vice and climate: assessing investors ethical stands

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... 50% of two groups made an exclusion because of human rights concerns. Human rights issues include the lack of women on boards and in senior management positions. The one anomaly was the silent generation's views of whom only 26% said they wished ...

AICD presses case for stakeholder role in governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... external to their organisation, required to arrive at well-informed, value-creating decisions," AICD says in the guide. Boards need to understand the environment in which their organisation operates, including the interests and concerns of their stakeholders ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... in line with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). APRA states that it is prudent practice for boards of regulated entities to "seek to understand and regularly assess the financial risks arising from climate change that affect ...

Rainmaker tracks gender diversity of ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Super funds that display ESG characteristics on average have women comprising 40% of trustee positions on fund boards and 44% of executive teams, according to research from Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information has published these findings in ...

Rainmaker reveals top performing ESG super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... can be judged, which might mean it's savagely criticised. But if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. RSE boards with glass jaws should not declare themselves to be ESG funds." There are now 36 super funds that collectively offer 171 ESG ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... will be implemented through executive remuneration, future capital expenditure and other issues. As of publication, the boards of Oil Search, Rio Tinto, Santos and Woodside Energy have all voluntarily agreed to provide shareholders with a non-binding ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... oversight. In Australia, BlackRock particularly look at issues including overboarding - directors holding positions on too many boards. "Something that we spend a lot of time focusing on is how boards work, seeking out how they manage these risks, and ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... the goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius as of the report. The investor group also calls on corporate boards and executive management teams to improve climate change governance. The report notes that 139 focus companies assessed (87%) ...

Women near parity in 2021 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... women make up at least 30% of the board at 123 companies. There were two companies on the ASX 200 with no women on their boards as at 28 February 2021 - Silver Lake Resources Limited and Kogan.com Ltd. However, AICD noted that Kogan.Com have announced ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Many are linked to the S in ESG." In its 2020 engagement report, Ausbil reported that it held over 170 engagements with boards and leaders at ASX listed companies, noting "many of these meetings focused on positive change and growth companies had achieved ...