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The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... director of Alina Vision. "The Fred Hollows Foundation is that. We have a great fit by having a non-profit as our major shareholder, and there is ownership and ownership and governance to make sure that everyone knows this is a kosher use of funding ...

ACCR seeking shareholders for resolution at Rio Tinto AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... policy is no longer aligned with MCA's lobbying policies, and thus, it "doesn't make sense" for Rio Tinto to spend shareholder money on supporting the MCA. ACCR launched its public call for Rio shareholders at the beginning of February, and have already ...

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... lot, lot more than the others. We think that's a recipe for bad governance." Vision Super will continue to support shareholder resolutions on these issues in 2018, but Wyrsch also noted the value of engagement through the year as a tool for the fund. ...

26% of ASX200 board positions filled by women: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
The percentage of women on the boards of ASX200 companies has hit 26%, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The AICD has released its Quarterly Gender Diversity Report tracks progress towards the Institute's target of achieving ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... topics including gender diversity, and how ASCSI will further their policy to support a 30% target for women on boards; shareholder resolutions and they factors ACSI members take into consideration when evaluating shareholder resolutions, chairperson ...

Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
Corporate executives in Australia and around the world are expecting to pursue M&A in the next 12 months, and a majority say that engaging with a broad range of stakeholders is a key factor, according to EY and its latest Australasian Capital Confidence ...

Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... aligned to the guidelines developed by the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the non-binding shareholder votes at ExxonMobil and Chevron, as well as strategies such as voting proxies as leading to his conclusion that 2017 has ...

ESG integration comes into its own in fixed income portfolios: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Australasia (RIAA) annual conference in Sydney. Loren Sageser, product strategist - ESG, PIMCO noted that while traditional shareholder strategies like engagement are limited in the fixed income space, bond-holders still can have impact. Defining how ...

ANZ Bank identifies climate change as component within credit risk, talks TCFD guidelines in 2017 Annual Review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... central to TCFD recommendations, will be released in December. ANZ also said that this review, which replaces the shareholder review, "marks the start of ANZ's progression towards integrated reporting. The Review describes how ANZ's business model, strategy ...

ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... impacts such as modern slavery in corporate supply chains is of significance this AGM season. Woolworths is facing a shareholder resolution asking the company to provide annual disclosure to shareholders on potential and actual human rights impacts in ...