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GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Christianna Wood has been named the new chairman of the Global Reporting Initiative board, and six directors have been named to the board. Wood takes over from outgoing GRI Chairman Herman Mulder. She is a member of the board of the International Integrated ...

ACSI: ASX100 boards more diverse in gender, background

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... two-thirds of all new director appointments to ASX100 companies in 2012 went to individuals who are not currently Top 100 directors, according to research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO The 2012 Board ...

ACSI: Average fixed CEO pay declined in 2012

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... consecutive year to $1.06 million, down 3.5% on 2011 and 22% on the 2007 peak, ACSI found. "Dialogue between investors and directors is resulting in boards getting the message on pay - it even seems that annual bonuses are becoming more at risk," Byrne ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... progress publicly. The Global Corporate Sustainability Report 2013 provides a resource on sustainability for boards of directors, business leaders and sustainability officers as they lead their organizations to a sustainable future."

GNDI comments on proposed Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC)'s consultation on the draft Integrated Reporting (IR) framework. "Directors believe corporate reporting should result in concise, simple and focused reports that identify the material business risks that ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... raisings. Under the two-strikes rule, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... making, composition, remuneration. "One of the important entitlements of Australian shareholders is the right to elect directors," said Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO. "This right underpins the Australian corporate governance system, in which shareholders choose ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... increasingly sophisticated across the REIT sector, with the impact of the GFC in our view playing a role, and as company directors generally seek to reduce the increasing risks they face. As long as there is transparency of accounts and decision making ...

AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... fast as their companies' business strategies - AXA IM's analysis showed that European nationals make up 84% of board directors at those companies. "Everyone talks about emerging market as a growth strategy, and most big companies have really gone global ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The "glacial" rate of increase in the number of women appointed to ASX200 boards coupled with the fact that nearly 19% of companies failed to meet basic disclosure requirements on diversity policies means that Australia could face the imposition of ...