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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 ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... understanding than others, Johnston said. "The majority were aware of their climate change legal risks and the liabilities for directors and officers," he said. "Again, at the higher end, the more sophisticated companies seemed to have a better understanding ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... still don't work properly on these smaller screen. I would suggest this is a real problem. Are you ready? Some marketing directors are prepared for this growing movement, while others will simply lose share as consumer values change and technology drives ...

ACSI criticises slow pace of women appointed to ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... board diversity overall." In 2010, ACSI announced that ASX200 companies should achieve a benchmark of at least 2 women directors on their boards by 2014. Currently, 66% of boards have failed to reach that standard requirement. According to the ACSI audit ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... other issues." Under the two-strikes rule, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under ...

GNDI: encourage board diversity, but not by quotas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Network of Director Institutes (GNDI). GNDI and its member organisations - including the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) - released the paper with the aim of improving good corporate governance. The paper noted that director appointments ...

RIAA hires Simon O'Connor as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Simon's track record in linking civil society and the investment community," said Pablo Berrutti, chair of RIAA's board of directors, in a statement. "Strengthening these connections, as many sustainability leaders in the corporate sector have done ...