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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 ...

Charter Hall publishes first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... represent 50% of their total workforce, but that the ratios are not the same through the tiers of seniority. The board of directors is 89% men to 11% women, an issue Charter Hall said it is addressing through managing succession and recruitment processes. ...

John Colvin elected chair of international directors network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
John Colvin, chief executive and managing director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), has been elected chairman of the new Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI). GNDI is an international partnership of nine corporate director ...

More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... women to boards, leading to more diversity in age as well as in gender, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The AICD ASX 200 Snapshot Report 2012 found that women directors comprised 12.67% of board positions as of 30 June ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... impact of the two-strikes rule, under which 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 ...