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Green moves: CSIRO, Ethinvest, Social Enterprise Australia

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Belinda Morrissey has stepped down as chair and was replaced by board member Alexie Seller. Morrissey has led the board of directors since the organisation was launched three years ago to represent for-profit businesses that tackle social or environmental ...

Board cyber security oversight 'endangers' firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... becoming increasingly vocal about cyber security as a governance responsibility, with ASIC recently issuing warnings that directors may be held personally liable for governance failures that lead to cyber breaches," said Daniel Kitt, the head of distribution ...

Woodside investors urged to sack the board over dud returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... is on notice as the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) urges investors to clean house, blaming directors for chronically weak returns and climate risk failures. The ACCR filed members' statements opposing the re-election of all directors ...

Deputy chair appointed to ARENA board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
A deputy chair has been named on the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) board for the first time, while a new appointee has also been welcomed. Marianna O'Gorman has been reappointed as a director on the ARENA board and also appointed to the ...

SSGA abandons gender diversity targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... listed companies to have at least one female board member while the boards of listed companies have at least 30% female directors. The US$4.7 trillion asset manager ditched these expectations in its March Summary of Material Changes to State Street Global ...

Board directors targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... independence - especially for entities nested within larger corporate groups - while imposing a 10-year limit for non-executive directors. This comes amid scrutiny of governance failings, including an independent review of Cbus, which found scant evidence ...

Investors still drawn to DEI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Last week, ISS said it would "indefinitely halt" consideration of DEI in making voting recommendations for US company directors. The proxy advisory and ESG data provider said the decision was "in light of relevant legal and regulatory changes and/or ...

Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... were false or misleading, that TerraCom breached the anti-victimisation provisions of the Corporations Act, and that directors failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the statements were not false or misleading. A single serious safety incident can ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Marnie Baker and former Brighter Super director Jennifer Thomas have joined the Australian Retirement Trust Board. Both directors bring extensive experience to the ART board. Baker spent 35 years with Bendigo, including six years as chief executive. ...

Execs face shareholder backlash over pay: Georgeson

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... year before. In Australia, two consecutive strikes trigger a further vote on whether a board should be 'spilled' and if directors should present themselves for re-election at a subsequent meeting. The number of firms narrowly avoiding a strike did not ...