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Australian Shareholders' Association issues net zero policy for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... ASA company monitoring in the lead up to the main AGM season this year - fair treatment of shareholders, directors and boards, ESG and remuneration. "In terms of directors and boards, the main thing there is that we're really looking and expecting ...

Moving to cloud brings financial and sustainability dividend: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... savings represents a "sustainability dividend" the report said. "It's a free lunch except that the agendas of executives and boards are busy," O'Mahony said. "There is a finite capacity for business to learn about all of the options and for business ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... more than 3,300 C-Suite executives in the G20. The Australian cohort included 120 decision makers from senior management, boards or C-suite from companies with over 250 employees. A large majority - 84% of Australian respondents - said they are shifting ...

ASX boards need to "quickly evolve" on ESG skills: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
ASX-listed boards and directors need to "quickly evolve" to include ESG expertise and boards need to broaden the recruitment process to gain access to a wider pool of director talent, according to Melior Investment Management. Melior is evolving their ...

Australian Ethical names heavyweights to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... prior to that, MD of Debt Capital Markets at Westpac Institutional Bank. He now sits on several investment committees and boards across funds management, infrastructure, and insurance. "Over the last several years I have watched and been encouraged by ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... occupy more than 36% of board seats in the ASX50 and almost 35% of seats in the ASX200. While women directors are on the boards of every ASX200 company, there remains seven ASX300 laggard companies without a woman on their boards, with three having never ...

Gender imbalance persists in ASX200

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... doubling from seven years ago when there were only 18%. Out of the 200 companies, there are currently only 19 one-woman boards. The ASX300 hit the 30% barrier in November 2020 and currently sits at 33.1% female representation. While boards are broadly ...

Vision Super appoints new board member

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Melbourne and previously served as the CEO of the City of Yarra. She also holds director experience, currently serving on the boards of Parks Victoria, Zoos Victoria and Procurement Australia. "We're excited to have VJ as our newest Vision Super director," ...

Proxy adviser reforms overturned by Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... oversight of investee companies, Rennie said. "If allowed to stand, the reforms could have decreased the accountability of boards and management," Rennie said. "Boards are ultimately responsible to their shareholders. Restricting the ability of certain ...

Super funds react to Rio report into bullying, sexism, racism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... they intend to implement and oversee much needed ongoing cultural change," HESTA said in a statement. "Senior leaders and boards across the mining industry should also be carefully considering if they should take similar steps to make certain that they ...