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ASX300 upping the ante on ESG reporting: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
ASX300 companies are taking action on carbon intensity and net zero targets while showing only incremental improvements on social indicators like gender diversity on boards and executive leadership teams, according to Melior Investment Management. In ...

Companies lag on digital transformation: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... institutions - people from not for profits account for 36% of respondents, followed by SMEs at 16%, while 12% come from an ASX-listed business. "What this reports highlights is that some boards really aren't focused on how important in every aspect of ...

Varying levels of progress on modern slavery: IAST APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
APAC-based companies are at various stages of tackling modern slavery, from those coming to grips with the issue to those who are making progress in finding, fixing and preventing modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. Investors Against ...

New Zealand XRB releases final climate reporting paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... standard, which they anticipate will happen by December of this year. There are currently 63 New Zealand companies listed on the ASX. There is no mandatory requirement for Australian companies to disclose climate risks, although material financial risks ...

Ausbil charts ESG activities and portfolio engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Decarbonisation, modern slavery, Indigenous rights and the impact of operational health and safety were key ESG issues in 2021 for Ausbil Investment Management. Ausbil released its 2021 ESG report, delving into material ESG issues that impacted the ...

Perennial awarded $100m Mercer mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Governance & Engagement (ESG&E) scoring system, and our dedicated company engagement to improve ESG outcomes in small & mid-cap ASX listed companies." Globally, Mercer advises on more than US$17 trillion in assets (as at 30 June 2021) and manages US$388 ...

ASX 100 chief executive bonuses hit record highs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
Bonuses paid to ASX 100 chief executives hit record highs in FY21, jumping from 31% to 76.7%, according to a new report from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). In the first year of the pandemic, Australian boards responded to ...

Majority of ASX200 reporting on ESG: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
The majority of ASX200 companies are disclosing detailed information on ESG risks and their plans to manage them, according to new research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). According to ACSI's ESG Reporting Trends report ...

High modern slavery risk to ASX 300: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Nearly one third (31%) of the ASX 300 are assessed as high risk for modern slavery, according to a new scorecard from ISS ESG. ISS ESG has launched the Modern Slavery Scorecard, which assesses modern slavery risks in operations and supply chains, preparedness ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Governance Institute's 2022 Board Diversity Index, co-authored with Watermark Search International, there are still very few ASX 300 board members with skill in HR or change management - 1.1% in this year's study, as opposed to 0.7% last year. ...