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New risks on board watch list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... pessimistic about Australia's economic and business prospects, the latest update from the Australian Institute of Company Directors reveals. Nearly two-thirds (61%) of directors say compliance and regulation is the main factor affecting their board's ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... information and the long arm of the Corporations Act on breaches relating to sustainability and financial reporting. Company directors and super fund trustees could be personally liable for mishandling climate-related risks. "The trend is just an increase ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... can play to protect nature. A recent legal opinion from Pollination found that under existing corporation law, company directors have a legal duty to consider nature risks. This follows the trajectory of the climate movement. "The nature investing movement ...

Podcast: Director's guide to climate governance, reporting, and shareholder activism with Mark Rigotti and Anna Gudkov

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability, is joined by two expert guests from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) - Mark Rigotti, Managing Director and CEO, and Anna Gudkov, Policy Advisor. The AICD is a member-based organisation ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... words I want to let you know," ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke assured the crowd at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Climate Governance event held in Sydney's International Convention Center (ICC) today. "Putting off [ASIC] enforcement ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... out in support of a delay, including the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). However, the Greens have proposed reducing the immunity period to 12 months, limiting it to loss and damage actions ...

Glass ceiling persists despite record women chairs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... the ASX 300 there were 42 women chairs, and 25 on the ASX 200. Researchers from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) noted that the data was a considerable increase on the AICD's figures from the start of the year, when there were 34 ...

DEI peak body firms up leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... marketing committee. She is an active member of Chief Executive Women, a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and an alumni of the Australian Institute of Company Directors chair's mentoring program for women in ASX board roles. ...

Sustainable Finance Roadmap to turbocharge investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... ASFI and the IGCC, alongside the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia ...

Accountants say digital is key

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting requirements, which are getting sharper focus from stakeholders and come with expanded liability for company directors," Cosgrove said. "Leveraging existing skillsets from finance functions, establishing accountability across the organisation ...