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Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... of the effects of climate change on the corporation," the report notes. The report notes that of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, four - promote ethical and responsible decision-making; make ...

SIRIS placed into administration, company confirms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... PrSIM (Profiling Sustainable Investment Metrics). The company provides portfolio construction and compliance, corporate governance and proxy voting and advisory services. "The intent is that the internal creditors would stand aside and would not receive ...

Northern Trust launches emerging markets ESG index, fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... and governance screens," said Thomas Kuh, executive director, MSCI ESG Indices. "Research shows that good corporate governance matters and the addition of the governance screen should improve the quality of the companies in the index from an ESG perspective." ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... transactions, which AMP Capital attributes to the impact of the two-strikes voting rule. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager "It is incredible how much more notice companies are taking of shareholders' views of governance issues ...

GNDI: encourage board diversity, but not by quotas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) - released the paper with the aim of improving good corporate governance. The paper noted that director appointments need to be based on merit, directors should have an understanding of a company's ...

Charter Hall publishes first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Hall said that it was aligning its business operations to stakeholders' long term interest, and enhancing corporate governance practices. Under environmental issues, the company reported overall portfolio-level water consumption decreased slightly, with ...

John Colvin elected chair of international directors network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... in December 2012. GNDI members will collaborate in areas including exploring issues with global impacts on corporate governance, developing and promoting leading practices that "that enhance the ability of corporate directors to ensure long-term, sustainable ...

More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... 2011, 80% companies in the S&P/ASX 200 sample had an independent, non-executive chair, in line with the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations. Of the 170 companies sampled, all had an audit committee, 97 per cent had a remuneration ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... established a diversity policy or provided an explanation as to why not, as per the recommendations by the ASX Corporate Governance Council. The gender diversity policy recommendations are not mandatory, but companies listed on the ASX must either disclose ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... listed companies in the Australian mining industry are working to catch up with investor expectations on corporate governance and disclosure standards, according to BlackRock's Asia Pacific head of corporate governance and responsible investment. Pru ...