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Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... big story, the big picture and the global goals are an appropriate frame for that. At Mercer, we do a lot of work with boards and investment committees around investment beliefs, which aligns strategies to beliefs to form up and drive the way in which ...

Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... independent staff reviews and reporting by companies themselves on conduct policies. This forms the basis for engagement with boards and senior executives, he explained. The issue of conduct risk is intrinsically linked to corporate culture, which, as ...

Controlled companies underperformed non-controlled firms: IRRCi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... the corrupting qualities of absolute power rings true. In these cases, self-dealing, poor strategic planning and ossified boards result in underperforming companies." The study found that outcomes differed based on the mechanism of control at firms - ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... the corporation in society and the growth of the corporate sustainability agenda has meant that engaging with corporate boards is more critical. Yet boards are challenged to build their capacity in this area of corporate governance, even as collaborative ...

UCA Funds Management supports 30% women on boards target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... 2018. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management The ethical fund manager will monitor the proportion of women on the company boards in which it invests, said Michael Walsh, CEO of UCA Funds Management. UCA Funds Management recently met with representatives ...

Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... policy, Governance Institute The Governance Institute has issued a corporate governance guide, outlining issues that company boards should consider if they are considering making political donations. Companies can view donations as a tool to engage with ...

ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... took over from former ACSI CEO Gordon Hagart, who returned to Europe. See Also: Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity Average CEO pay increased in 2014: ACSI ASX200 ESG reporting ...

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... available to business," Black said. "The research suggests that when we look at what the constraints are, the appetite of boards and senior leadership teams for addressing these issues is not seen as major constraints. The respondents to the survey do ...

NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... owners of assets, rather than just investors in various securities." This leads them to engage with agents - funds managers boards or company executives - to ensure that those agents are acting in their interests and seeking to maximise the long-term ...

Investors look at corporate governance metrics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... is social risk? How do I even describe it? That's where we've been able to have positive conversations." See Also: Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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