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ASX companies face heightened stakeholder scrutiny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... market, said EquitiesFirst chief executive officer, Australia Mitchell Hopwood. "There are two points, one is on the remuneration reporting, and the two strikes rule is something where Australia is a bit ahead of Asia Pacific neighbours," Hopwood said. ...

SGX-listed companies improving sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... progress in embedding sustainability more deeply in corporate cultures, with 26% of companies linking top executive remuneration and ESG performance, an increase from 8% in the 2019 study. The review found that 61% of issuers made disclosures related ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... gambling, palm oil, controversial weaponry, or have a recent track record of environmental damage, or excessive executive remuneration have been excluded. The portfolio has then been positively tilted to companies who are demonstrated leaders and promote ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... practice to allow clearer, more transparent comparisons of targets and how they will be implemented through executive remuneration, future capital expenditure and other issues. As of publication, the boards of Oil Search, Rio Tinto, Santos and Woodside ...

ASX companies under the spotlight for global investor engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... material issues guides BlackRock to ask companies about how their strategies and targets are articulated through remuneration packages, to assure that incentives align with long term value creation. While BlackRock engages on this on a global basis ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... companies assessed (87%) have board-level oversight of climate change, but only a third of companies tie executive remuneration directly to the company's emission reduction targets. The results of the benchmarking report can be used as a tool for ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... even though boards of Australian businesses appear to be leaders in incorporating ESG factors into senior executive remuneration, "notwithstanding measures that may exist in setting CEO remuneration, the board is not aware of the values in material decisions ...

Perennial sustainable small cap fund shows double-digit returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... O'Neill both said they would be focusing on companies that took JobKeeper and making sure that their executive remuneration and dividend strategies reflect that fact. Cottier also noted that Perennial has also begun engaging ahead of AGM season on ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... escalation prior to any divestment of fossil fuel companies. That engagement can include voting against director or remuneration reports of a company fails to meet expectation; opposing corporate divestments of fossil fuel assets, and mergers and acquisitions ...

Auction system proposed to halve electricity emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... redeployment opportunities for workers affected by coal-fired generators, and where not possible, retraining and remuneration arrangements. Blueprint Institute is planning further research into this area, with the next topic to address the impact on ...