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ACSI issues vote warning to remaining all-male ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... ASX200 companies still have not appointed a women to their boards, and ACSI CEO Louise Davidson has written to those company chairs to inform them of ACSI's voting policy. "This is not an issue we take lightly, and we sincerely hope that by the time ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... while Australian society overall was seen as "somewhat ethical", large corporations and their chief executives, and board chairs were seen as more unethical than not, despite playing a key role in setting standards within companies. All Posts The Ethics ...

Women comprise 42% of 2016 ASX200 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... but also good business sense," said John Brodgen, AICD's managing director and chief executive officer. "We applaud the chairs who have appointed more female directors and encourage others to follow their example so that we can reach our 30% target." ...

Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... the proxy advisers," Rolfe said. "This will no doubt happen, and will probably make boards, collectively, and members and chairs individually take note of this."

ACSI ups ante on zero-women boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... previously announced that this initiative was a policy priority with ASX200 boards for this year. "We've written to all of the chairs of all of those organisations, we've asked to meet with them to understand what their plans and processes are to move ...

Increase in ASX board cultural diversity: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... there has been a 22% increase in directors from non-Anglo-Celtic backgrounds from 2004 to 2013, a 16% increase in board chairs from culturally diverse backgrounds, and a 28% increase in the number of ASX companies that have achieved a "critical mass ...

ACSI sets goal of 30% women on ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... however, 'job done'. And having no women on your board leaves ACSI, and its members, wondering about the fitness of company chairs that have not yet been able to find an appropriately skilled woman to appoint. What else might they have missed in their ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... engagement to create a longer term framework for governance. He cited supply chain as one example of this. "We meet with chairs, and we can tell that supply chain is very much front of mind, and that companies are paying attention to the supply chain ...

Ann Byrne to step down as ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... service for funds dealing with listed company issues. "Ann's direct style and her intellectual savvy are well known to many chairs and directors of the stock exchange's top 200 companies," said Gerard Noonan, ACSI president. "She has been an articulate ...

ACSI criticises slow pace of women appointed to ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... According to the ACSI audit, the median company board is made up of 6 men and 1 woman. Furthermore, only 4% (8) of board chairs are women and 4% (8) of CEOs are women There is also a sharp difference in the board compositions of the top half of the ASX200 ...