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Companies' ESG efforts improve

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... (GHG) emissions. The report states: "43% of analysts say the companies they cover now link GHG emissions to executive remuneration (up from 34% last year), while 39% say their companies link senior pay to employee welfare (up from 32%). Both responses ...

Australian Ethical makes strategic investment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... boardrooms of mainstream corporations they invest in, helping drive operational targets, reporting, and even executive remuneration tied to achievement of ESG goals." Australian Ethical head of asset allocation John Woods added: "For more than three ...

Rest launches low-cost SRI option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... gambling, palm oil, controversial weaponry, or have a recent track record of environmental damage, or excessive executive remuneration. Elsewhere, the new option will invest in property assets that have an average or above average GRESB Real Estate Assessment ...

The real cost of a bad chief executive: AICD, ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... board influences culture is by selecting, monitoring and where necessary removing the chief executive. Executive remuneration and its alignment with rewarding or penalising behaviour was also found to have an impact on culture, further providing evidence ...

Kogan execs chase big bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... mid-cap companies with similar performance. "We are one of the highest performing with among the lowest chief executive remuneration," he said. Ridder said he had met with some of Kogan's largest shareholders, including industry super funds and institutional ...

Chief executives cop pay cuts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... the previous year. ASCI chief executive Louise Davidson said: "Our research provides a snapshot of what executive remuneration looked like in the year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is encouraging to see that, after many years of engagement and scrutiny ...

State Street to launch ESG ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... Pacific Distribution Meaghan Victor said: "Today, high profile issues such as climate change, diversity, executive remuneration and corporate culture mean more investors are looking to align their investment strategies with their values." E200 incorporates ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... next stage of recovery. Flexible working, reduced business travel, worker's rights, board diversity, executive remuneration, and long term sustainability are now well and truly in the spotlight - and will likely remain so over the months and years ...

APRA urged to probe industry funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... Investors' failure to answer basic questions on remuneration." In particular, Wilson took note of IFM's lack of executive remuneration transparency. It last year denied to disclose the salary of the director accused of sexual harassment, but eventually ...

COVID-19 shines a light on ESG: First Sentier

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... impacted by the current crisis, and it is likely that the impacts will be far reaching," Turner said. "Executive remuneration will be a key issue. Salaries are being reduced for both employees and executives in many sectors, and we have already seen ...