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Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... personnel are men: men are 78% of CEOs, 63% of key management, and 58% of all managers. Women are also the minority in boards and governing bodies. 34% of board members are women, and 19% of chairs. 26% of boards do not have any women members at all. ...

Dramatic spike in votes against ASX remuneration: Georgeson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... analysis against the standards, prepare for robust data collection, due diligence and reporting processes and ensuring that boards are well informed about legislative changes, investors' expectations, and how climate change strategy is embedded in the ...

Podcast: Does DEI improve financial return - Raymone Jackson

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... diversity is still lacking around too many board tables" in the financial sector, despite progress on increasing diversity on boards. Enhanced diversity and inclusion is "rapidly becoming the next frontier in ensuring sound governance and risk culture ...

ACCC issues greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... of the possible consequences of greenwashing, it is essential that governance professionals equip themselves and their boards to tackle the issue," said Governance Institute CEO Megan Motto. ​"Having robust governance structures in place means that ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... include a need for more understanding of the digital security expertise held by directors and/or the external expertise boards use for advice and assurance. Worker safety : The quality of safety reporting practices among companies still varies widely ...

Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
New research finds that most directors are concerned their boards may not be fully prepared to meet new workplace sexual harassment laws when they come into force this week. From 12 December, the Australian Human Rights Commission will enforce the Positive ...

RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... 2020. "More than a third (38%) of the 53 super funds under consideration still have less than 40% female representation on boards, with almost a quarter (23%) having less than 30%," the report said. "The highest percentage of male trustees on a board ...

Gender pay gap a key diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... report on a voluntary basis." White notes that the stark difference in reporting around gender diversity, particularly on boards, and gender pay gap highlights what happens when regulators, legislators and investors focus on disclosure and engagement ...

"Looming" governance gap as reporting becomes mandatory

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Perpetual, and Allianz, among others. It found that governance is the chief factor in reducing risk in this new landscape, but boards are increasingly struggling to keep up with stakeholder expectations and regulatory risks regarding fast-moving and ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... risk. To my mind, this is a clear, foreseeable risk for the companies relying on these workforces, and something that their boards should be actively addressing. "This is not an abstract or theoretical modern slavery risk arising in the factory of some ...