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ASX200 hits target of 30% women on boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... directors and 20 companies have 50% or more women on their boards. Davidson said in a statement that the benefits of board diversity are well-established. "More diverse boards make for better governed companies which is intrinsically linked to long-term ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
The level of board diversity is associated with higher contemporaneous return on equity, and can also be a predictor of a company's ability to protect future profits, according to new research from AXA IM Rosenberg Equities. Kathryn McDonald, director ...

30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... and how they are configured. Large super funds and investment managers are becoming increasingly concerned about board diversity and actively engaging with management to accelerate the change in boards." Companies that have already signed the S tatement ...

ACSI issues vote warning to remaining all-male ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... companies will be in the firing line," Davidson said. "ACSI is not the only organisation to see the value in increased board diversity, but in the face of multiple campaigns, some boards are just not getting the message - and are now seriously out of ...

NAB Asset Servicing launches ESG reporting service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... NAB Asset Servicing said. It can be used for monitoring carbon emissions, bribery events, board independency, board diversity, and greenhouse gas reduction targets, NAB said. As reported by The Sustainability Report, NAB Asset Servicing has been publicly ...

ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Europe. See Also: Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity Average CEO pay increased in 2014: ACSI ASX200 ESG reporting improves, but laggards persist: ACSI

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is further embedding its policy on gender diversity on ASX-listed boards by considering recommending against the re-election of directors of companies which perform poorly on that measure. Louise ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... shareholder value. The fund noted that it had voted against company proposals in past over concerns including board diversity and independence, remuneration report recommendations, sustainability reporting disclosure and climate change. LGS has also ...

Boards more diverse, but ACSI calls for more "skin in the game"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... good director." ACSI will continue to use engagement as its primary tool to work with company boards on issues of board diversity. "We want to see if we can continue that through market- based mechanisms and the engagement we've done," he said. "You ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... the areas that business consider important. We think it makes a really sound business case." See Also: AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies