News Update
Month: May
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Why culture counts
Read moreFor those interested in corporate culture executive director at KordaMentha Corporate, Heather Brown has written a ‘must read’ blog. In her blog post Brown makes the point that the concept of culture is moving from a lofty, soft concept to something that should be defined, measured and improved and she is not alone in that observation.
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Towards new laws for whistleblowing
Read moreThe world’s largest research project into whistleblowing reinforces the need for a stand-alone, ‘one-stop-shop’ Act for corporate whistleblowers, according to Governance Institute. This is because regulator-specific provisions across many pieces of legislation have not provided the best protection for those exposing misconduct.
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Should Aussies become bounty hunters?
Read moreProviding whistleblowers with a bounty or reward could lead to a vigilante culture and to people exploiting whistleblowing for financial gain rather than a response to perceived or actual wrongdoings. That is the view of Governance Institute which appeared before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services Inquiry into Whistleblower Protections in Canberra in April.
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ACSI turns up the heat on male only boards
Read moreTime is running out for companies without women directors or any plans to improve gender diversity on their boards, says the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Indeed, the super fund grouping, whose members own around ten per cent of the average ASX 200 company, plans to start voting against the sitting directors of these companies in 2017.
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Boards need to step up on cyber security
Read moreBoards are rising to the challenges of cyber risk, but still have a way to go when it comes to being prepared and resilient against security threats. That’s one of the findings of the ASX 100 Cyber Health Check, released in April, to gauge for the first time how ASX 100 boards view and manage their exposure to the rapidly evolving cyber world.
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