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Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Companies considering making political donations should have policies on the process for making donations and consider the complex regulatory environment as well as potential reputational risks, according to the Governance Institute. Judith Fox, director ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors have brought questions directly to the annual general meetings of ASX-listed payday lenders Money3 and Cash Converters, raising concerns over companies' standards in lending policies to financially vulnerable Australians. Michael ...

AGL Energy joins We Mean Business Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... reductions. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has lodged resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation activities ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s Vote Your Super initiative will rally support for resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation activities. ...

ACCR considers appeal in Commonwealth Bank case

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... appeal a federal court decision that affirms the right of companies to refuse ordinary resolutions to their annual general meeting (AGM). Last year, ACCR put a resolution to CBA, requesting the bank report on the financing of carbon emissions. CBA declined ...

Court back Commonwealth Bank in ACCR case

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Justice Australia on the right of shareholders to put a resolution on carbon emissions disclosures to the annual general meeting (AGM). Last year, ACCR put a resolution to CBA, requesting the bank report on the financing of carbon emissions. CBA declined ...

ACCR to lodge carbon disclosure resolutions for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) is lodging resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation activities, among other ...

ACSI ups ante on zero-women boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... ramping up the pressure on ASX-listed companies that have no women on their boards in advance of the 2015 annual general meeting (AGM) season. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has written a letter to more than 30 ASX 200 companies that have zero women ...

Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Institute have launched a platform to pressure asset owners to support a shareholder resolution at Chevron's annual general meeting later this month. The Vote Your Pension platform is asking pension fund and mutual fund members from 1200 funds around ...

ACCR to continue engaging over banks' carbon disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
The four largest banks in Australia have committed to improving their disclosure of how much of their financing operations go towards emissions-intensive assets, and the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has said it will this year ...