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Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... increased investment in assets to mitigate and adapt climate change, according to sustainability professionals. Executive remuneration will continue to be a topic of engagement, but the debate could evolve into a wider question of social justice, in ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... legislation has been operating. Under the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Foster's Group and Lend Lease Group. This year's annual general meeting (AGM) season has seen a heavy focus on executive remuneration, and speaking at a panel discussion sponsored by the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Crawford noted that ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... current or potential impact on Mirvac's business. Biodiverity, tenant expectations, retail customer behavior, executive remuneration and payments transparency were among the issues given a lower ranking as current or potential impact. "The issues were ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... travel incredibly fast." Bradbury also defended the government's controversial "two strikes" legislation on executive remuneration passed earlier this year. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... season, governance experts and sustainability researchers say that some issues at play this year will include executive remuneration and the processes around capital raisings, plus resolutions on environmental and social issues. This is the first AGM ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... companies is especially important, given that shareholders now have increased powers to spill directors over executive remuneration reports. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, better ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... according to AMP Capital Investors. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, better known as the "two strikes and you're out" test, was passed in June of this year. The legislation gives ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... undermining the role of shareholders and to the benefit of investors." See Also: ASIC urges additional executive remuneration disclosures Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's footsteps?

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... overview of some of the recent ESG issues like the carbon tax, the new ASX diversity principles, the new executive remuneration rules, but also talking about what we're doing internally. Q: To what level does VFMC engage with its invested companies? ...