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Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... large complex organisations," according to the paper, CEOs Say One Thing and Do Another: An insight Provided by a Royal Commission. The paper is written by Barry Rafe, governance expert and former president of the Actuaries Institute. The study focussed ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... presentation, Wood also noted the need to guarantee essential services such as aged, citing the findings of the recent Royal Commission into Aged Care, and the risks of geopolitical tensions including the trade war with China.

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... climate adaptation measures," Herd said. "Expert advice presented to the Australian Climate Roundtable and the Royal Commission into the National Natural Disaster Arrangements shows our country remains deeply unprepared for the current and future physical ...

Perception of ethics rises off back of COVID response: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... "Our survey shows that the perception of the finance industry in Australia is still recovering from the banking royal commission and other scandals, and the media is suffering the same crisis of legitimacy here as overseas. These perceptions have consequences ...

Climate change, SDG impacts of US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... ambitious and internationally comparative emissions reductions target is consistent with the views expressed in the Royal Commission into National Natural Disasters Arrangements."

WBCSD survey to chart stakeholder engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in collaboration with DNV GL, has issued a survey aimed at gathering insights into how stakeholder engagement, materiality and risk management can support board-level decision-making. The ...

Climate, modern slavery areas of engagement: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... the nature of issues that are brought up in engagements. "Banking is a key sector for questions, and after the Royal Commission, we think that ANZ is going about things in a more responsible way today," Nathan Parkin said. "ANZ is one we have seen a ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia and internationally, mainly because they deemed the stocks overvalued, rather than as a response to the Royal Commission into Banking, Fernie said. "That said, we regularly engage with the major banks here, whether it's on credits cards and ...

JANA providing services to retail sector, eyes retail ESG services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... self-licensing, the trend towards managed account development and the need for greater governance as a result of the Royal Commission into the Financial Services Industry." JANA will offer managed account and consulting services to high quality financial ...

Brokers recognised for research at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... topics, with carbon risk, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the social issue of obesity, and the Banking Royal Commission all areas of focus. "The need for high quality ESG research has never been greater, as ESG integration has become a critical ...