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Calix identifies six sustainability challenges impacting clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... environmental institutions. Calix is piloting its patented kiln, which produces mineral honeycomb, which are very highly active minerals, as well as capturing CO2 emissions. Calix is currently testing the cost efficiency of the CO2 capture at a pilot ...

Climate-related shareholder resolutions put to Rio Tinto, QBE AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... shareholder resolution calling on Rio Tinto to review and fully disclose its relationships with industry bodies including the Minerals Council of Australia. The resolution has been coordinated by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). ...

BHP Billiton to maintain membership in US Chamber of Commerce

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... will remain under review, and we ill continue to provide BHP with information on the US Chamber of Commerce, and the Minerals Council on activities." ACCR is pushing ahead with its shareholder resolution on the same topic for the Rio Tinto AGM. More ...

Nearly half of all board appointments to date in 2018 women: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... around the board table - ARB Corporation, Speedcast International Ltd, Ardent Leisure Group Ltd, TPG Telecom, Pilbara Minerals Ltd. Petschler noted that based on anecdotal reports, a diverse group of women are being appointed to board positions, rather ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... shareholder resolution calling on Rio Tinto to review and fully disclose its relationships with industry bodies including the Minerals Council of Australia. Brynn O'Brien, executive director, ACCR The resolution has been coordinated by the Australasian ...

ACCR seeking shareholders for resolution at Rio Tinto AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... ACCR ACCR is seeking 100 or more shareholders to support a resolution calling on Rio Tinto to quit its membership in the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA). ACCR says that Rio Tinto's position on climate change and energy policy is no longer aligned ...

Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... acquisition in the next 12 months are telecommunications, automotive, technology, power and utilities, and mining and minerals "with most recording a medium level of convergence with the tech sector." "Over 50% of the respondents are saying they're proactively ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has filed resolutions to BHP Billiton, questioning their continued participation in the Minerals Council, and to Woolworths, asking for increased transparency in human rights and labour rights in their agricultural supply ...

Governance experts discuss issues in AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Vamos, CEO of Regnan, also highlighted shareholder resolutions, such as the resolution demanding BHP Billiton leave the Minerals Council over the council's opposition to a price on carbon emissions and advocacy to government against renewing the clean ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... and potential impacts are the one who have always been expected to report," she said. "If you look at the mining and minerals sector, it's just expected that they'll report. The financial services sector is expected to report because of demands for transparency ...