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ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... topics including gender diversity, and how ASCSI will further their policy to support a 30% target for women on boards; shareholder resolutions and they factors ACSI members take into consideration when evaluating shareholder resolutions, chairperson ...

Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
Corporate executives in Australia and around the world are expecting to pursue M&A in the next 12 months, and a majority say that engaging with a broad range of stakeholders is a key factor, according to EY and its latest Australasian Capital Confidence ...

Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... aligned to the guidelines developed by the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the non-binding shareholder votes at ExxonMobil and Chevron, as well as strategies such as voting proxies as leading to his conclusion that 2017 has ...

ESG integration comes into its own in fixed income portfolios: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Australasia (RIAA) annual conference in Sydney. Loren Sageser, product strategist - ESG, PIMCO noted that while traditional shareholder strategies like engagement are limited in the fixed income space, bond-holders still can have impact. Defining how ...

ANZ Bank identifies climate change as component within credit risk, talks TCFD guidelines in 2017 Annual Review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... central to TCFD recommendations, will be released in December. ANZ also said that this review, which replaces the shareholder review, "marks the start of ANZ's progression towards integrated reporting. The Review describes how ANZ's business model, strategy ...

ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... impacts such as modern slavery in corporate supply chains is of significance this AGM season. Woolworths is facing a shareholder resolution asking the company to provide annual disclosure to shareholders on potential and actual human rights impacts in ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is calling for legislation introducing non-binding shareholder resolutions as a remedy to current "flawed" framework for shareholder resolutions. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has released a ...

Governance experts discuss issues in AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... raises wholly new issues, they emphasise the ongoing engagement and dialogue around aligning company performance and shareholder expectation. "There are three themes I can identify," said Dean Paatsch, director at Ownership Matters. "One is board/director ...

Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
Woolworths is facing a shareholder resolution asking the company to provide annual disclosure to shareholders on potential and actual human rights impacts in the company's supply chain. Brynn O'Brien, executive director, ACCR The Australasian Centre ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
In the 20 years since the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched, it has reshaped the way sustainability is reported and now that it has transitioned from voluntary guidelines into reporting standards, it could impact more profoundly in the ...