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Seven ASX 200 boards with no women, 64 with only one: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... here in terms of what's going to turn the dial." AICD warned that without proactive appointments by boards, quotas and regulation may follow. "From AICD's point of view, the best outcome is to see businesses and boards embracing the benefits of gender ...

IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
One hundred percent of institutional investors intend to increase their low-carbon investment allocations over coming years, but policy uncertainty and lack of investable deals are critical barriers to fulfilling these intentions, according to a new ...

Vigeo Eiris assesses "ongoing, serious" misconduct cases in global banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
"Ongoing and serious cases of misconduct' in the banking and financial services sectors around the world undermine trust in markets and threaten banks' license to operate, according to global research from corporate social responsibility rating agency ...

Government to introduce Australian Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... released this week has three options with varying degrees of requirements and penalties - business as usual, industry self-regulation, and targeted regulatory action through a Modern Slavery in Supply Chains Reporting Requirement. The government said ...

Less than half of ASX100 companies have exec-level technologist: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... disruption, due to consumer/investor preferences that are continuing to involve, as well as the power of technology, and regulation evolving," Hayward said. "Having the technologists at that executive level will start driving that conversation." Hayward ...

WA ranks 8th globally in National Resource Governance Institute assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
Western Australia's iron ore mining sector scores 71 of 100 points and ranks eighth of 89 governing jurisdictions assessed for governance of their oil, gas and mining sectors in the 2017 Resource Governance Index (RGI), conducted by the National Resource ...

Mining sector showing "signs of progress" on emissions management, face continued risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... capital allocation in the context of a low-carbon transition," but continues to face continued risk from downstream regulation and changing consumption patterns, according to CDP. CDP has ranked 12 of the largest publicly listed diversified miners based ...

Australian, NZ organisations consider impacts of bribery, corruption: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... driven detection methods." Noble hypothesised that a lack of proscriptive detail around anti-bribery and corruption regulation may be slowing companies down. "It could be that there is a need for regulatory proscription around how you run an anti-bribery ...

Regnan hires Pauline Vamos as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... years. She has also served on the Pauline was on the Advisory Council for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR), an academic centre of excellence for research and education in the financial sector. Vamos is also a Director of the ...

Climate Bonds Initiative, UNEP-FI launch European Green Securities Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Green Securities Steering Committee offers an opportunity to maximise the origination of green assets and influence regulation at the European level." Their priorities include: Identify regulatory and supervisory hurdles for both issuers and investors ...