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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 ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... economics and capital markets, and portfolio integration teams. David Bluff and Tammi Fisher will be joint managing directors of real assets. Bluff will oversee the private equity and credit teams, while Fisher will look after the infrastructure and ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... seen in the US. Many institutional investors are still reluctant to vote in favour of a board spill resolution, where directors stand to be re-elected, even after a second strike. Shareholders would rather engage with the companies to resolve disputes ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... the entire workforce. Five years ago, HESTA was voting against the appointment of all-male boards. Now just 30 female directors are needed to reach gender balance in the ASX200. Gender balance in leadership can improve decision-making and company performance ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... words I want to let you know," ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke assured the crowd at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Climate Governance event held in Sydney's International Convention Center (ICC) today. "Putting off [ASIC] enforcement ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... out in support of a delay, including the Business Council of Australia (BCA) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). However, the Greens have proposed reducing the immunity period to 12 months, limiting it to loss and damage actions ...