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ACSI report finds ASX100 CEO base pay decreases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... 4.6%, or an average of AU$1.51 million before bonuses and shares. This data comes from ACSI's 15 th annual study of CEO Pay in ASX 200 Companies, as conducted by Ownership Matters. The report also found that average and median CEO fixed pay fell across ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... existing blended investment options. "The SAS only invests in Australian companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). The changes to the SAS investment restrictions reflect the concerns that many of our members and our stakeholders have about ...

Regnan reports results of 2015/2016 engagements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Engagement and ESG research specialist Regnan had 90 engagements with 42 ASX-listed companies during the 2015/2016 financial year. Amanda Wilson, managing director, Regnan Regnan has published its annual report, detailing its activities and impacts ...

BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... you want to look at it broadly," Bennett said. "I think Australia companies are quite transparent and it's also part of the ASX Corporate Governance Council's recommendations. In Asia, the disclosure is very perfunctory, compliance driven and it's not ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... practice in their particular sector, and it's helpful to have leaders to point to there." ACSI pointed to the changes to the ASX's third edition of the Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations, particularly Recommendation 7.4 which ...

Women comprise 42% of 2016 ASX200 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... appointed more female directors and encourage others to follow their example so that we can reach our 30% target." In total, 53 ASX 200 companies have reached the 30% target, but 20 companies in the ASX200 do not have any female directors at all. Those ...

Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks by ASX-listed companies is varied, with some companies not complying and coming up short. KPMG has analysed the disclosures of listed companies against the ASX Corporate Governance Council's ...

Financial Impact Action Plan program to target exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... is to move beyond the 30-40 trailblazers to reach 100-200 large organisations. We've already got 35% of market cap of the ASX that are engaged in the program right now. That's just with the 11 trailblazers. We want to get to half of the ASX market capitalisation ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... and how they're implementing it." Because superannuation funds are often in the position of owning a broad contingent of the ASX index, including companies with ESG risks and exposures, divestment is often the last resort, and engagement is a tool for ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... we divested $25 million of high carbon shares," Lambert said. "Our carbon emissions for listed shares are well below both ASX and international benchmarks. We currently have over $700 million invested in low carbon opportunities across listed and private ...