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EY issues call to action to companies over social license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... clients, Bell said. "Surprisingly, a lot of positive sentiments," Bell said. "There has been a lot of feedback from directors of the board, particularly non-executive directors that recognise the trends. You need to look at Brexit, Trump, our own PM ...

Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership to offer director program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... training sessions for executives and practitioners as well as, for the first time globally, a program for non-executive directors (NED), said Terence Jeyaretnam, a partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services and a convenor of the CISL ...

ACSI issues vote warning to remaining all-male ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has informed ASX-listed companies without female directors that they will face votes against sitting directors in 2017. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO In 2015, ACSI adopted a target for women to comprise ...

Louise Davidson joins International Integrated Reporting Council board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has appointed Louise Davidson to its board of directors. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Davidson, the chief executive officer of the Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has more than 20 years' ...

Regnan reports results of 2015/2016 engagements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... ASX-listed companies that form the basis of the firm's engagement list, and staff then engage in dialogue with company directors and senior management on behalf of Regnan clients. 'There is mounting pressure for evidence of 'true integration'; no longer ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... research firm Ipsos. "It is disappointing, particularly when it comes to the perceptions of the ethics of company chairmen, directors, chief executives, etc.," said Steven Burrell, chief executive of the Governance Institute. "They're seen as being somewhat ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... the political spectrum. Professionals from the Governance Institute of Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), the Climate Institute and Impact Investing Australia spoke with The Sustainability Report about their priorities across ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... their corporation, but it's not something that can be, you can't kick the can down the road about it anymore." Corporate directors have a legal responsibility to be adequately informed about the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. ...

Women comprise 42% of 2016 ASX200 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
More than 40% of directors appointed to ASX200 boards thus far in 2016 are women, increasing the overall percentage of women serving as directors on ASX200 companies to 23.6%, according to research from the Australian Institute of Company Directors ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... through in the investor context. We haven't seen it really penetrate through the private sector, but rather a few key directors who are articulating this." Part of the issue is that the SDGs are interrelated activities between governments, companies ...