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Board of the future to face more ESG issues: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... will most likely serve shorter tenures and will have to manage critical ESG issues, according to a report from the Governance Institute of Australia. The Governance Institute has released the Future of the of the Board, designed to identify the major ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... niche." Yarra Capital Management will engage with companies on issues including supply chain, environmental concerns, governance issues, and other issues as a way of communicating their belief in overall performance, Fleming said. "We like to find out ...

Biodiversity goals a part of COP26 considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... reporting framework to the Taskforce on Climate Change Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Financial disclosures need to assess governance, strategy, and risk management. Unlike climate change, for which there are such cross-sectoral metrics as "CO2 equivalent," ...

ASX200 ESG reporting increases, but gaps remain: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... glass on themselves to ensure they have the right knowledge and expertise to be able to appropriately manage or provide governance over ESG," Lunn noted. Lunn said that one of the biggest areas for improvement within ASX200 companies is around setting ...

Investor toolkit to assist in engaging on Indigenous cultural heritage protection

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... manager - programs. "There is a big focus on engagement/disclosure in the toolkit, as well as advice on the types of governance practices that boards and companies should follow to allow senior management to verify that what they're being told is happening ...

Actuaries Institute challenges boards on skills gaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... their board of directors and senior executive teams," and that a gap in skills and capabilities is responsible for the governance failures. Rafe and Laughlin recommend that financial service chairs should have CEO experience. "Chairmanship is very important ...

Managing biodiversity loss a governance risk: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... "bleeding" as human population, wealth and consumption all rise. The connection between natural resources and corporate governance is also becoming clearer due to better data and disclosure rules, Roc-Sennett adds. Roc-Sennett highlighted the risks of ...

GHG emissions, diversity top concerns for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... by ASX companies' respondents as the biggest area of focus, diversity moved to second place from third in 2020, and governance moved to third place from first last year. The consistency of the top areas of focus demonstrates the importance of the issues ...

Tightening climate focus on world's biggest emitters: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... escalation levers. We have converted our key engagement asks linked to long-term climate targets, transition plans, governance, reporting and lobbying into a 40-point scorecard. This has enabled a baseline assessment of the 30 companies and provides ...

ASIC trains sights on IPO net zero statements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... must have reasonable grounds on which to base their future action, said Sarah Barker, partner and head of climate risk governance at MinterEllison. "When you're looking at a net zero target, it's inherently not only a statement of present intention but ...