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Directors say improvements needed to corporate culture: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Petschler, general manager, advocacy at AICD. "It's also clear that the issue of trust in institutions and business and community confidence in business in general are concerns for the director community." Directors reported to AICD that they are tacking ...

DTEK joins the Climate Bond Initiative's Partner Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... to partner with the Climate Bonds Initiative following BFSE. "Policy makers, investors, asset managers and the wider community want to see more 'brown to green' financing and energy companies shifting generation towards clean sources," said Sean Kidney ...

Seven ASX 200 boards with no women, 64 with only one: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... diversity on boards. "We believe that there is a deep pool of talented, experienced and women in the Australian business community that are ASX 200 board ready," Petschler said. "We are optimistic. If we saw a significant portion of those 64 companies ...

Social Ventures Australia launches Diversified Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... their business and increase the impact of their work in their communities and matches private investment. SVA, Foresters Community Finance and SEFA were selected to manage the money. "The Social Impact Fund has been in the market for the past five years," ...

Australia/NZ continue to top the ranks in GRESB 2017 real estate review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... opportunities, 94% include sustainability-specific requirements in their lease contracts with tenants, while 89% have a community engagement program in place," Langbroek said. "The vast majority has taken actions to improve energy and water efficiency ...

Bessi Graham to step down as CEO of The Difference Incubator

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... sacrifice, and uncompromising vision for TDi". Smits joined TDi in March 2015 as deputy CEO, after a career in corporate and community organisations. Her promotion to CEO comes as part of a two-year succession plan. "Anthea is both a seasoned entrepreneur ...

Australian companies developing internal carbon price within the next two years: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... filings two to five years from now. The other interesting thing that we found is what does this mean to the investor community - the users of the information. That's a work in progress for the sector as well. What we've had thus far is very backward ...

30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
The 30% Club Australia is calling on the investment community to engage with boards on the issue of diversity as the pace of female appointments slows. The 30% Club Australia is campaigning for 30% women on ASX200 boards by the end of 2018. Their call ...

Government to introduce Australian Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... regulatory action will be supported by comprehensive Government guidance and awareness-raising materials for the business community," the paper said. "This guidance and awareness-raising material will help build the business community's capacity to respond ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, ARENA, extend partnership in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... head towards renewable energy alternatives," Frischknecht said. "The success of the program shows that there is growing community awareness of the benefits that renewable energy brings to local businesses whether it be from cost savings or contributing ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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