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Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... around the expert advisory sector broadly and given that the shift is so fundamental, it will have to be a high priority for boards and management teams." Voluntary disclosure of climate risk is improving for Australian companies, but is still not universal. ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... discrimination, and gender imbalance in leadership, with a goal for gender balance in ASX 300 leadership structures, including boards and executive teams, by 2030. For the upcoming voting season, HESTA will oppose select director re-elections at ASX ...

Australian businesses failing to achieve on sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... teams that I'm coming across are drowning in the regulatory requirements, let alone the voluntary ones," Smith said. "Boards and executives are trying to cascade their targets down to the general manager level. To give a live example, one of the ...

Investors call for leadership diversity at ASX300 listed companies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... issue within the next 12 months. A recent survey of investors found more than 90% of respondents currently engage with boards on gender diversity topics, while three in four are voting for diversity at board level. To amend this, investors are engaging ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... optimisation. But these opportunities are "not yet fully realised". As AI represents a new frontier for organisations, boards and management must seek to balance potential upside with consideration of responsible business concepts like "good intention" ...

Standard Chartered Bank gets first head of social sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... complementary areas of focus important to our stakeholders across our footprint markets," Drew commented. Natalie sits on several boards and committees focused on women's economic empowerment and is also a member of the Milken Institute's Young Leader's ...

CEO pay falls in 2022, but 2023 the next test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... lowest level in nine years, but the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) warns that the next test for boards will be remuneration based on 2023 performance. ACSI has released its 22 nd edition of the CEO Pay in ASX200 Companies, tracking ...

Snapshot: The rapid evolution of sustainable investing in Asia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... released a consultation on the role of independent directors, strengthening their accountability and influence on corporate boards. There's also a push to improve capital allocation at SOEs, which Chang said is a crucial part of the governance pillar. ...

ASX C-Suite notch up double-digit salary increases: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... annual Board & Executive Remuneration Report in collaboration with McGuirk Management Consultants. The report surveyed 1167 boards from across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, including 226 listed companies. The high double-digit average ...

Outgoing APRA deputy governor calls for greater board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Despite progress on increasing diversity on boards, outgoing APRA deputy governor Helen Rowell said "genuine diversity is still lacking around too many board tables" in the financial sector. In her final speech as APRA deputy governor, Rowell touched ...