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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 ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Australian boards may be setting ethical values for companies, but routine actions by CEOs and other executives may not reflect those values, posing serious risks for companies, according to research published by the Actuaries Institute. The research ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... hiring and retention," Signori said. "It also goes to governance, when we talk about the correlation between more diverse boards and better management. As an asset manager, it's important for us to be consistent in our investment activities and operations." ...

More women on ASX200 boards, but lag in CEO and chair roles: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and CEOs continues to languish. The benefits of having more women in governance roles are well-established. More diverse boards make for better governed companies which is intrinsically linked to long-term shareholder value." In 2019, ACSI announced ...

CEFC finances Tesla megapack battery project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021  |  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 continues to be accountable for individual investment decisions.

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... backgrounds," Baig said. "We have an understanding of what best practice looks like, and that revolves around better diversity on boards, senior management, building the pipeline, looking at promotions, recruitment, basically taking all the lessons from ...

Social license to operate, stakeholder management key governance concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... good inroads around challenging the orthodoxy around gender mix, but there's a long way to go for true diversity on boards in terms of getting skill sets, getting that cognitive diversity onto boards to have more, tougher interactive conversations ...