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Climate, worker rights rise up ESG agenda: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... business strategically specifically references sustainability and ESG, with ESG/sustainability teams, non-executive directors/board and executive management and senior management as the stakeholders more likely to encourage the adoption of ESG practices. ...

BlackRock details engagement activity in stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... there were more than 3,000 engagements from July 1 2019 to June 30 2020, an increase of 48% over the previous year, with board quality, corporate strategy and environmental risks as the key element of conversations. BlackRock grounds its stewardship ...

Head of sustainability salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... space now, so companies need to have a climate risk strategy," Evans said. "Because investors are paying attention, the board and executives are paying attention. Sustainability isn't just about a community program or philanthropic programs or volunteering ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... highlights the work of Wesfarmers on gender inequality, noting the company has targets in place for female executives and board members and a gender pay gap target of +/-5%. However, overall, ASX300 comnpanies have a significant lack of disclosure around ...

Wesfarmers director to retire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Wesfarmers Chairman Michael Chaney AO said Smith-Gander had made an outstanding contribution to the company since joining the Board in 2009. "Diane has brought a wealth of experience from a career extending from banking and management consulting to numerous ...

Governance Institute backs recommendations for virtual AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... necessary. "The types of things that we're scrambling to change at the moment are things that have been on the drawing board for a decade or more," Motto said. Motto noted that the Corporations Act has not kept up with current business practice. ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The federal government will extend a fresh $1.62 billion to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to invest, and will change the legislative remit of ARENA and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) towards investing in carbon capture ...

Global sustainability standards bodies launch shared vision, goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... publish a shared vision for what is needed for more comprehensive corporate reporting. CDP, the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability ...

Investors welcome Rio resignations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... and indigenous leaders over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in May. Rio Tinto said the decision was made following the board review of the company's cultural heritage management and engagement with investors, shareholders and the traditional ...

Company secretaries weigh challenges, opportunities of virtual AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... panel hosted by Computershare. Warren Bailie, company secretary at Woodside Energy, Jane Bowd, executive general manager, board services at IAG, Lyn Nikolopoulos, company secretary at CIMIC Group, and Marnie Reid, head of shareholder services at AMP ...