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More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... will see action. One of the things that we noticed in the research between 2018 and 2019 is that more descriptions of directors have started to have more about sustainability." The increase in linking companies with SDGs and their associated targets ...

Walk Free launches human rights toolkit for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... financial sector engagement manager - Asia Pacific, Walk Free at Minderoo Foundation. "The toolkit can be useful for trustee directors and other people who are beginning to think about modern slavery from a principles-based framework," Samuel said. "We ...

Women continue to see gains on ASX200 boards: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... company not having a single woman on its board, according to the latest data from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Nicola Wakefield Evans, 30% Club Australia chair The latest statistics, from the end of July, show a slight uptick ...

ACCR files resolutions with BHP, AGL for AGM votes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... 2015, ACCR noted. ACCR will file more resolutions through the AGM season, and will also advise on votes against certain directors, Gocher said. "We are definitely looking at is director votes in addition to the resolutions we file," he said. "We have ...

Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Two directors from international engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon have been appointed to the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)'s Sustainable Development Committee. Aurecon Managing Director for New Zealand Tracey ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
In a move to assist companies in reporting on the impacts of COVID-19, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia have published a joint guidance on disclosure and ...

KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... of April 2020, 30.7% of ASX200 board positions were held by women, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), with 28.4% for the ASX300. However, only 22% of ASX201-300 directorships are held by women, according to the KPMG report ...

Insight Investment launches proprietary ESG risk rating system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... at a lot of the third party models, they will also have indicators around shareholder rights - the ability to remove directors and influence boards - that are less relevant for bondholders. As a fixed income indicator, we look at governance slightly ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... extraordinary measures are needed," noted Angus Armour, the CEO and managing director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). "The pragmatic measures announced by ASIC today will provide some relief to companies who are faced with organising ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... The UN Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) has appointed corporate governance expert Pru Bennett to its board of directors. Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director Bennett is a former managing director of Blackrock with more than 20 years' experience ...