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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 ...

NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The Guardians of NZ Superannuation has appointed Rosemary Vilgan to a five year board term that commences 1 October. "The NZ Super Fund is projected to reach NZ$70 billion of assets under management within the next decade," said Catherine Savage, chair ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... capital markets and structured products. "For climate-aligned finance to become mainstream, Asia must now come fully on board. To mobilize action, asset managers and owners must be equipped with the tools and be incentivized to invest. Alongside our ...

The Sustainability Report relaunched as FS Sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Leading financial services ESG publication The Sustainability Report has been officially relaunched as FS Sustainability. FS Sustainability provides expert, in-depth news and analysis of how environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors ...

The TCFD framework - What is it and how can it be applied to investment analysis?

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... assessing investment risks and opportunities, even in the absence of widespread TCFD reporting by companies. Understanding board oversight, risks and opportunities, impacts, resilience and metrics around climate change for each investee company can provide ...