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ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... interest in sustainable investing as the global economy ramps up net zero emissions and reporting on ESG metrics and diversity quotas. Only 7% of asset managers believe ESG factors do not drive investment decisions, down from 22% in 2022. Global investment ...

No all male-boards on ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... directors." Australia is one of few countries to achieve 30 per cent women on the boards of its top companies without mandated quotas or government intervention, according to the recent Towards Board Gender Parity report by the University of Queensland ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... women in executive position roles. "At the moment, the diversity of executive style roles makes it challenging for the quotas or the targets, but what we do encourage companies to do is to set their own targets, and to set their own timelines," she said. ...

ACSI updates gender diversity policy to apply to ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... and Canada," said Nicola Wakefield Evans, Chair 30% Club. "It's been proven that gender diversity can be reached without quotas and intervention as long as there are passionate advocates for diversity across ASX chairs and directors." Currently, the ...

Less than one-fifth of board, executive positions held by women globally: Vigeo Eiris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... The results also show that there is no clear solution to achieving greater gender parity. The rort notes "whilst gender quotas have an impact on the composition of boards of directors and supervisory boards, they are not enough to influence the composition ...

Seven ASX 200 boards with no women, 64 with only one: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... shift from here in terms of what's going to turn the dial." AICD warned that without proactive appointments by boards, quotas and regulation may follow. "From AICD's point of view, the best outcome is to see businesses and boards embracing the benefits ...

ACSI sets goal of 30% women on ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... ACSI CEO. "ACSI hopes that Australian boards will willingly embrace the challenge, avoiding the need for the legislated quotas adopted by many other countries where improvements in diversity seemed to be happening too slowly." Women comprise 30% of all ...

Boards more diverse, but ACSI calls for more "skin in the game"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... shares, withholding the votes for existing directors. To the point, a number of countries around the world have brought in quotas, soft or hard, and I think those have been successful in terms of raising the numbers of women on boards." Hagart said that ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... front, with most targeting FY13 improvements to their gender diversity ratios, without explicitly stating the need for quotas." The report also reviewed governance, including board structures and independence, director remuneration/shareholdings and ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... two conclusions. "If corporate Australia does not improve in both areas it may be exposing itself to the imposition of quotas and other regulation," the report said. BlackRock said that 65% of diversity disclosures could be considered perfunctory and ...
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