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AMP Capital regards long term impacts of COVID-19, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... enviro resolutions and we've already had three so far this year that have received higher votes in favour than in any previous AGM season." AMP Capital is continuing to pursue its engagement work around plastic and waste, albeit again, with adjustments ...

Pivot to virtual AGMs, communication offer opportunities: Redback Connect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Email is the primary communication channel for investor relations, but a push to virtual events as a result of COVID-19 offers new opportunities and benefits for companies to engage with shareholders, according to Redback Connect. Jeff Downs, CEO and ...

More than a third of investors back Rio Tinto climate resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... products. That 37% vote is more than six times the size of the vote on the same resolution presented to the 2019 Rio Tinto AGM, Market Forces noted. "Today's vote shows investors have woken up to Rio Tinto's obfuscation and the huge risks to its business ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
A climate-related shareholder resolution put to the Woodside AGM has received a majority of shareholders' support. Dan Gocher, ACCR director of climate and environment The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) lodged four shareholder ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Australia's mini-AGM season coincides with tight clampdowns on public meetings as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, companies are moving towards hybrid virtual AGMs and relying on proxy voting in place of live voting in person. Megan ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... custodians, and those programs are tailored to considerations such as proxy voting, to recall securities in time to participate in AGM votes and other corporate actions. "It is important to understand how firms can integrate their lending programs and ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
As bushfires continue to burn across the southeast of Australia, the push is on to implement effective responses to minimise risk and optimise opportunities stemming from climate change across the economy. Business, finance and civil society are seeking ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... he will retire from his role early, and risk and compliance committee chairman Ewen Crouch will depart at the 12 December AGM. The company is facing a second strike against its remuneration report at the AGM, and if 25% of shareholders vote against the ...

Investors considering their options in voting at Westpac AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Westpac shareholders are considering whether to vote against the remuneration report at the December 12 AGM, and if a second strike is recorded, if a complete board spill is the right solution to governance failing. Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia ...

Australian Ethical questions calls for limits on environmental activism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments is raising questions about the ethical implications of restricting the rights of businesses and individuals to "advocate for positive societal change and environmentally friendly business practices," in the wake of a recent ...