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ACSI ups ante on zero-women boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... season. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has written a letter to more than 30 ASX 200 companies that have zero women on their board, reiterating their conviction that all listed companies should have women in at least 30% of board positions by the end ...

Corporate Human Rights Benchmark issues draft indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... safety, such as the response to the factory collapses in Rana Plaza, Bangladesh, to privacy and access to information, a board umbrella of terms. "From the point of view of an analyst trying to pin down a reasonable assessment of the company, it's important ...

Regnan reorganises ownership structure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... "Now the company has a momentum of its own and a highly regarded team in both domestic and international markets, Regnan's board and owners recognise the benefits of moving to a nimbler decision-making structure."

Community 21 closes share offering, raises nearly $750,000

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... minimum subscription level was set at AU$1.8 million and the maximum was set at AU$4 million. However, the Community 21 board revised the minimum level downward to AU$700,000. The decision to lower the minimum subscription level was partly influenced ...

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... for companies listed on the ASX. "It is widely accepted that independence is critical to the effective operation of any board. Independent directors bring many benefits to a board, including the ability to exercise objective judgement, avoid conflicts ...

CDP, ClientEarth, CDSB in plea to UK's FRC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
CDP, The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and ClientEarth have called upon the UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to ensure that companies in the oil, gas and coal sectors are complying with legal duties to address climate risk in their ...

Citywide make two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Citywide, an open space, infrastructure and environmental services firm, has appointed Peter Lamell and Paul Hardy to its board. Lamell and Hardy will replace outgoing director Peter Lowe, who will step down at the Citywide AGM later this year, and Mark ...

GRI defines four strategic goals to expand scope

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... evolved as the collective understanding of sustainability issues have developed," said Christianna Wood, GRI's chairman of the board. "The board recognizes that as the cornerstone of sustainability reporting, GRI has a responsibility to work with its ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... investment, so we could make an informed decision about where we go next," Simpson said. "We have discussed this at the CEO, board and executive level, and anything we do will be very well thought out, aligned with our core strategy, and meeting member ...

CDSB launches expanded reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has launched its expanded reporting framework. The framework goes beyond the previous guidelines, which focused on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas ...