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Women near parity in 2021 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Women made up nearly half of listed ASX board appointments thus far in 2021, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). In January and February of this year, women accounted for 46.7% of ASX 200 board appointments and 52.3% of ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... considering environmental or climate change-related risks and opportunities," he said. "It needs to be very specific to the board of the asset owner, and also permit the asset owner over time to remain on track because if those objectives, if the purpose ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Modern slavery, climate change and decarbonisation, engagement with indigenous people, waste and good corporate culture were key topics of engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Ausbil recently released its engagement report covering its activities ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... only have a small portion of the portfolio. Then there are also reporting obligations. If you have an obligation to the board because you signed up to certain standards, its' a difficult exercise to go to a number of different managers and aggregate ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... risks for companies, according to research published by the Actuaries Institute. The research identifies a "serious flaw in board governance practices in large complex organisations," according to the paper, CEOs Say One Thing and Do Another: An insight ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
As companies in the financial services sector grapple with increasing diversity within their ranks as much as they focus on diversity in their invested companies, one global fund manager speaks to the steps it is taking to enhance their approach to ...

More women on ASX200 boards, but lag in CEO and chair roles: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Women now hold more than a third of board seats on the ASX200, but still lag in chair and chief executive roles, according to analysis by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI released its research in time for International ...

Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... success of initiatives such as the 30% Club, which focused on engaging with companies to appoint women to a minimum of 30% of board positions, and suggested that this target could be extended into senior management positions as well. She also suggested ...

CEFC finances Tesla megapack battery project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $160 million in a big battery project in Victoria. The CEFC senior debt facility will finance the design, construction and operation of Neoen's 300 MW Victorian Big Battery (VBB), which will ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... have a quantifiable target yet, in which case we would look at the management track record and at how incentives such as board compensation are linked to achieving a greener business model, Gazzola said. "The first stage is that dialogue, to understand ...