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RobecoSAM hires ACCSR for engagement over assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... in the DJSI - have done quite well," said Leeora Black, managing director, ACCSR. "When you look at the representation of ASX-listed companies as DJSI leaders, they do very well, but overall the participation of the ASX200 has not been as strong as what ...

ACSI, TIAA-CREF engage on "show of hands" AGM voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
A number of large Australian companies have moved from using "show of hands" voting to poll voting, a result welcomed by a global collaborative investor coalition that engaged with companies on the issue. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO A group of large global ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... do you measure them?" These considerations are working their way through reporting channels, spurred by developments like ASX Corporate Governance Principle 7.4, which recommends that listed companies should disclose material environmental, social and ...

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 ...

Elizabeth Proust appointed AICD chairman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Elizabeth Proust has been elected chairman of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Proust has been a director of the AICD since March 2014. She is chairman of Nestle Australia, chairman of the Bank of Melbourne, and a member of the ...

ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... manager. She took over from former ACSI CEO Gordon Hagart, who returned to 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 ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... portfolio's emissions thereafter, Sheikh said. Future Super's portfolio had a carbon footprint of 1'321 tCO2e, compared to the ASX benchmark, which is 7.5 times more carbon intense, South Pole Group said. Future Super does not invest in fossil fuels ...

The price of climate change to impact portfolios: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Responding to climate change is not only a global policy initiative, and a risk factor, but companies' climate change data and responses can be used as a mark of operational and management quality, according to research from BlackRock. Dr Joanna Nash ...

CDP publishes Aust/NZ climate leaders report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... 2015 at the launch of its CDP Australian Climate Leadership Report. James Day, CDP Australia and NZ Director This year, 94 ASX 200 companies, representing nearly 85% of the total market capitalisation of the ASX200, responded to CDP's climate change ...

Investors look at corporate governance metrics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... permits institutional investors to compare their companies to benchmarks and provides information on companies not just on the ASX, but in other markets. "We can say, we have the data, let's find the data that's at the heart of the issue," Gayer said. ...