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Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... communication. "First, importantly, the research shows that industry and investors are eager to engage," said John Colvin, chief executive officer of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, at a panel discussion launching the report. "But there ...

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 ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... tabled by companies is especially important, given that shareholders now have increased powers to spill directors over executive remuneration reports. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 ...

ACSI recommend against News Corp board re-election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... 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 on these issues is occurring too slowly, if at all. The upcoming ...

Sustainability measures decline in information technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... large 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 ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... an MSCI conference in Melbourne. "The environment part is easier because the metrics are available," said Peter Lunt, executive manager - investment at superannuation fund VicSuper. "On the social side, there is less data and less comparable data and ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... [institutional investors] do expressly compare it to other types of infrastructure investments," said Nathan Fabian, chief executive of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "They have higher confidence in infrastructure investments that they ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... financial system or could be incorporated into those systems - lost time through injury, women's representation in senior executive positions, employee turnover - data that's already used in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes and FTSE 4 Good ...

CDP finds 68% of global corporates embed climate change strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... respondents reported emissions reduction targets, up from 65% in 2010, and 93% of respondents reported board or senior executive oversight for climate change, up from 85% in 2010, demonstrating the importance of climate change as a management issue. ...

Investors urge adoption of carbon legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... the wider economy. "Delaying the introduction of a carbon price is a false economy," said Nathan Fabian, IGCC chief executive and a member of the Government's Business Roundtable on Climate Change. "We know we must achieve lower domestic emissions, send ...