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AXA IM warns companies on climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... the firm cast 187 votes against resolutions due to "insufficient disclosure or poor oversight of climate-related issues at board level" and supported 68% of ESG-related shareholder proposals. Jack Herring, Australia Program Manager at InfluenceMap, told ...

Podcast: Driving net zero in infrastructure - Niall Mills

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... inclusion, which focuses on setting diversity priorities and representation reporting; governance, which includes independent board representation, standards and qualification compliance, customer satisfaction surveys, risk management, cyber risk assessment ...

Dramatic spike in votes against ASX remuneration: Georgeson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... season compared to 21 in 2022. A strike happens when 25% or more shareholder votes are cast against the adoption of the board's remuneration report. Under legislation, if a listed company gets two strike votes in consecutive years at AGM, shareholders ...

SIX launches share platform for investors, activists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A former co-founder of Future Super has launched Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), a share trading platform that combines activism and investing. SIX is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced ...

ASX companies boosting ESG staff, oversight: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... managing ESG and sustainability issues means additional costs. "We've seen an investment in staff, increasing senior or board level accountability, more KPIs introduced, and we've seen more interest in how ESG can benefit a business," O'Neill said. "We ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... financiers who engage with European markets. From January, new EU Taxonomy rules, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosure standards, and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) S1 and S2 come into effect. Also in January ...

Origin CFO retires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... to have contributed to Origin's many achievements over the past six years, alongside an exceptional leadership group and Board and supported by an outstanding team," Tremaine said. "Together we have built a strong foundation to deliver on Origin's ambition ...

Nature-related disclosures underway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting. "As climate-related sustainability reporting goes mainstream through the new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards and regulation in a growing number of countries, this is a clear signal that investors, lenders, insurers ...

Accountant ethics board drafts new sustainability benchmarks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
An international independent global standards-setting board has released new standards on ethical considerations in sustainability reporting and assurance. Public consultation has opened on the two new exposure drafts, put forward by International Ethics ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... at First Sentier Investors says mandatory gender pay gap disclosure will provide an additional data point beyond simple board composition for women on leadership teams. "Pay gap data can also provide some insight into company culture, and whether statements ...