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SVA names Mark Herbertt Queensland director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... worked in both the government and private sector, in Australia, the Seychelles and the UK, SVA said. He has served on the boards of several non-profits, and as CIO for two large UK health trusts and has previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Electronic ...

APRA: 22% of superannuation fund directors women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... companies, experts say it that proportion is too low and increasing too slowly. Claire Braund, executive director, Women on Boards According to APRA's June 2013 Superannuation Bulletin, the proportion of superannuation funds with at least two women directors ...

Remuneration consultant disclosure regime questioned

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... cost control, but I actually suspect that if used properly, the people who should be using [these disclosures] are the boards," Lawrence said. The report noted that the only other service provider whose fees are required to be disclosed are auditor ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... identify water discharges by destination, treatment type and quality, 15% fail to meet discharge regulations and 42% of boards are not engaged on water, CDP said in the report. CDP called on companies to adopt a stewardship approach to managing water ...

GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... member of the board of the Global Compact from 2007-2012, and is currently a member of a number of different supervisory boards in Germany, where he has contributed to government-led tripartite sustainability initiatives. Roberto S. Waack is a reappointed ...

66% of BM&FBOVESPA companies publish sustainability data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Governance Practices. As part of that package, ASX has proposed adding Recommendation 7.4 to Principle 7, covering how listed boards recognise and manage risk. Recommendation 7.4 says "[a] listed entity should disclose whether, and if so how, it has ...

ACSI: ASX100 boards more diverse in gender, background

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO The 2012 Board Composition survey found that ASX100 boards are becoming more diverse in terms of their background, and more women are being appointed directors. The study found ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... the macro level, with a strong 'research' component that perhaps will filter to the meso level, such as to regional NRM Boards," said Dr Joanne Tingey-Holyoak, a researcher at the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability (CAGS) at the University ...

ACSI: Average fixed CEO pay declined in 2012

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... responding to shareholder concerns over continual pay increases," said Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO. "It should be recognised that boards are increasingly taking a lead on these issues and responding to shareholder expectations. One reason for the drop in fixed ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... in integrating sustainability into strategy and operations. This plays out in other areas as well - while 90% of company boards discuss and act on sustainability issues, either as part of their regular agenda or on an ad hoc basis, only 8% of company ...