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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 ...

Two directors stepping down at Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment will be filling two directors' roles. Andre Morony has advised that he will not seek re-election when his term as a director expires at the conclusion of this year's annual general meeting, which will be held on 20 November. ...

Mandatory GHG disclosures for British listed companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will have to report greenhouse gas emissions in their strategic or directors reports, after the British parliament amended its Companies Act 2006. From October, all companies quoted on the LSE and incorporated ...

Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... has manifested in incremental changes in companies' activities - such as the increases of women appointed as corporate directors - but what can seem like incremental progress is a reflection of the fact that companies are being asked to make vast shifts ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... far-reaching consequences. You need to apply your mind. Therefore, if a company needs to decide what is material, it means the directors have to agree if something is material or not. It is not an exercise that can be done by a distant department that ...

Ann Byrne to step down as ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... dealing with listed company issues. "Ann's direct style and her intellectual savvy are well known to many chairs and directors of the stock exchange's top 200 companies," said Gerard Noonan, ACSI president. "She has been an articulate advocate on ESG ...

IIRC CEO favours market-led adoption of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... don't get captured by compliance." To that end, Druckman supports widening the business judgment rule to allow corporate directors to make forward-looking statements. "We need the regulators to create the regulatory environment where Integrated Reporting ...

CSA calls for "safe harbour" to encourage IR disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA) has called for a safe harbour provision to allow company directors to make forward-looking statements such those outlined in the Integrated Reporting (IR) framework. Judith Fox, director, policy, Chartered Secretaries ...

Graham Dooley new president of Australian Water Association

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Washington DC. He is a fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Blue Sky Water Partners is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Sky Alternative Investments, and invests in water entitlements ...

Australian Ethical Investment board director resigns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the time that she would not serve a full term and the timing of her resignation would depend on the appointment of new directors, Australian Ethical said in an ASX announcement. "Justine has been a strong member of the board during a period of considerable ...