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ASX200 hits 30% target for women on boards: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... voluntary target for 30% of board seats to be filled by women by the end of 2018. At the time, women made up 20 per cent of ASX 200 boards. "While the target was reached later than planned, this is a great achievement," said Angus Armour, AICD CEO and ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Two months ago, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices rated Westpac Australia's most sustainable bank, and the 9th most sustainable bank in the world for its 2019 index series. Rachel Alembakis, editor, The Sustainability Report DJSI isn't the ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... their counterparts in the US, UK and Canada. "Looking at the weighted average ESG risk score, our analysis found that the S&P/ASX 200 is favourably positioned compared to global index benchmarks, in terms of slightly less unmanaged risk," said Enrico ...

ACSI issues updated Governance Guidelines for ASX300 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... they do so." Social licence to operate has proven a controversial topic in corporate governance guidelines. Last year, the ASX Corporate Governance Council had proposed adding language about social licence to operate as a material issue to the fourth ...

Median CEO bonus payout near record high: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
More than half of ASX100 CEOs received at least 70% of their maximum bonus entitlement, according to the latest analysis of CEO pay by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ed John, ACSI executive manager, governance, engagement ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
A greater number of ASX listed companies are providing more information around environmental, social and governance (ESG) material issues, but "glaring gaps" remain, particularly around workplace fatality statistics, according to research from the Australian ...

ASX200 boards still below 30% gender diversity target: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... latest AICD Gender Diversity Quarterly Report shows that as of the end of June 2019, women represented 29.7% of directors on ASX 200 boards. In 2015, the AICD called for ASX 200 companies to achieve 30% women on boards by the end of 2018. Gender diversity ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... average return of 6.43% over 5 years and 12.39% over 10 years, compared with returns of 5.6% and 8.91% respectively for the S&P/ASX 300 index, according to the report. But considering the size of the assets under management and the strong institutional ...

ASX200 hits target of 30% women on boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Women now comprise 30% of ASX200 boards, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO "This milestone represents the culmination of years of work by ACSI and others to increase the number of women ...

Future Super divests from companies with no women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... representation is one thing, but there's also the issue around gender pay gaps," she said. "Given that super funds own 50% of the ASX, they could be doing a lot to help the average Australian woman who works for an ASX100, ASX200 company." Last year ...