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ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The world's largest fund manager outlined its key engagement priorities for 2021, including board quality and effectiveness, climate and natural capital, and company impacts on people. BlackRock's sustainability engagement priorities are carried out ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... by moves to work with large clients and companies within their portfolios to aid and assist in this transition. ASX companies are also moving in this direction, with ever greater numbers setting long-term climate targets in 2020. The case has been made ...

Tech platform to assist ASX companies in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... aligned with the WEF's 21 material ESG metrics, launched in September 2020. Socialsuite is partnering with six ASX companies - Euro Manganese Inc (ASX:EMN), Vulcan Energy (ASX:VUL), Elixir Energy (ASX:EXR), Minbos Resources Limited (ASX:MNB), Myfiziq ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... equivalent to approximately one third of Australia's national emissions, highlighting the critical role that ASX companies have in driving forward emissions reduction and therefore climate action.

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... are more than 700 ASX-listed companies operating in 106 countries globally. PWYP Australia benchmarked the top 10 ASX companies in both mining and gas and oil and shows that ASX listed mining, gas and oil companies are falling behind key transparency ...

Number of culturally diverse women ASX leaders "extremely low": DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Council Australia Deakin University and DCA investigated the extent of cultural diversity among women in leadership in ASX companies from 2004 to 2015, to consider the intersectionality of cultural diversity and gender in leadership positions. The researchers ...

Data security a governance concern: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... security to boards. "I've raised it in every meeting with directors recently," Halliday said. "I've met with 30 ASX companies in the past week and I've asked each of them, is the board across the issue, and most of them say, we understand the increased ...

ASX companies report shared value strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
ASX listed companies are finding commercial and social value to integrated shared value strategies in their business, according to a survey conducted by the Shared Value Project. Helen Steel, executive director, Shared Value Project (photo courtesy ...

ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... in future years' reporting, as the newly-revised ASX Guidelines formally come into effect." While the majority of ASX companies in this sector disclosure information, the quality of the disclosure is a concern - 58% of ASX200 financials companies practice ...

RobecoSAM launches 2015 assessment for DJSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... company's policies, processes and commitments are translating into performance." See Also: DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders