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Good governance on cyber threats

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) has updated its guidance on the escalating threat of cyber security, following Canberra's recent passage of the Cyber Security Bill. AICD said the landscape is moving fast and at scale and cyber security ...

Experts cynical of Adani outcome under Trump

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... public company. "We will continue to vigorously pursue and hold individuals, including senior corporate officers and directors, accountable when they violate our securities laws." Adani Group said the allegations were "baseless".

New risks on board watch list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... pessimistic about Australia's economic and business prospects, the latest update from the Australian Institute of Company Directors reveals. Nearly two-thirds (61%) of directors say compliance and regulation is the main factor affecting their board's ...

Cbus board still considering CFMEU directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... chief executive Kristian Fok said the fund's board is still considering whether it will appoint the replacement directors nominated by the CFMEU back in September. In September, the CFMEU administrator re-nominated former CFMEU ACT boss Jason O'Mara ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... companies based on evidence of human rights violations, as well as where there are no women on the company's board of directors. It also applies a partial exposure limit (33% of total gross revenue) to the production or sale of junk foods. The strategy ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... information and the long arm of the Corporations Act on breaches relating to sustainability and financial reporting. Company directors and super fund trustees could be personally liable for mishandling climate-related risks. "The trend is just an increase ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... can play to protect nature. A recent legal opinion from Pollination found that under existing corporation law, company directors have a legal duty to consider nature risks. This follows the trajectory of the climate movement. "The nature investing movement ...

Green moves at Future Group, AusSuper, Birdwood, Minderoo, Mutual Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Forrest's chair position. He has served the board for the past decade. The Forrests will continue serving as non-executive directors at the charity they co-founded. A renowned philanthropist, Myers has a Companion of the Order of Australia for "service ...

Podcast: Director's guide to climate governance, reporting, and shareholder activism with Mark Rigotti and Anna Gudkov

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability, is joined by two expert guests from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) - Mark Rigotti, Managing Director and CEO, and Anna Gudkov, Policy Advisor. The AICD is a member-based organisation ...

UniSuper defends APA stake amid member backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Now 1,045 superfund members, including climate scientists and academics, have delivered an open letter to the board of directors calling on the fund to oppose the plans. The letter accuses the fund of greenwashing, pointing out that UniSuper has committed ...