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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Sep 2010
Euan Campbell
explains why no board can hide its head in the sand when it comes to crisis-management and business-continuity planning.
Crisis denial
In an age where the unthinkable crisis event has become possible, there is an ever-increasing ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Andrew Douglas
explains why good governance can be a treasure trove of opportunity for SMEs wanting to get serious about their business.
Good governance is good business
Improved productivity, responsiveness and resilience driving greater and more sustainable profits with less risk i...
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CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Tony Featherstone
would like to see the junior mining sector take advantage of a once-in-a-generation mining boom to lift its governance to the next level.
Taking junior miners to the next level
The mining boom’s sheer force and its effect on the economy are well known. Less consider...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Directors may not be up to speed with the latest technology, but they can still help steer IT projects towards success.
Domini Stuart
explains how.
Driving IT success
How to make IT work
Don’t underestimate IT’s importance
Don’t view IT a...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jul 2010
Steve Gibbs
explains why climate change is still a critical boardroom issue even though little progress has been made on an emissions trading scheme or international agreement on future action.
Keeping climate change on the table
With the shelving of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Schem...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2010
As part of his opening address to the
Company Directors Conference, Directorship: 10
, in New Zealand last month, chairman Rick Lee discussed how the Australian Institute of Company Directors aimed to provide leadership on issues of importance to directors.
Making a...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Jun 2010
The global financial crisis appears to have blown darker clouds across Queensland than any other state.
Tony Featherstone
investigates the many challenges Sunshine State directors have to navigate as the gloom starts to lift.
Making a comeback
In its latest Business Outlook repor...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2010
While future carbon legislation remains uncertain, there is no escaping the emerging low-carbon world.
Zilla Efrat
reports on how companies that do not manage the risks will lose out.
Winning in a low carbon world
No escape
Carbon emissions cannot be ...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2010
Many organisations have already assessed their carbon footprints and whether they comply with state and Federal regulations. But what do they do next to reduce their carbon emissions?
Andrew Griffiths
and
Alexander Stathakis
provide some pointers.
Beyond carbon compl...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 May 2010
John M Green
suggests it may not be the proxy advisory firms that are the problem, but some of the institutions that hire them.
Proxy by proxy
During each year’s annual general meeting season, directors come out blasting at corporate governance proxy advisory firms. It’s mostly d...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
A number of reform initiatives could lead to an overhaul of the not-for-profit (NFP) sector. We asked three NFP directors how they believed the role of directors could change and what new challenges could be created for them.
Shaking up the NFP sector
Darren Beazley MAICDPresident, Asth...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Technology advancements are creating new opportunities and threats for companies. The Australian Institute of Company Directors and CSC hosted a discussion on how boards can respond.
Stepping up to IT challenges
Rapid technology changes are creating a host of challenges for directors.
The g...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Apr 2010
Belinda Gibson
reports on an ASIC Summer School session that examined corporate governance in the post-GFC environment.
Corporate governance beyond the GFC
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) annual Summer School recently held in Melbourne explored the them...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2010
Q&A with Howard McDonald
On a muggy Melbourne morning, Howard McDonald MAICD arrives just in time for his interview with Company Director. The Myer Holdings chairman had been in meetings about the proposed café for Myer’s soon-to-be redeveloped flagship store. “I want the food offering to be bu...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Mar 2010
Is a school board right for you?
Domini Stuart
investigates the ABCs of venturing back into the school yard.
Back to school
Joining a school board
The legal duties can be the same as other boards
Running schools can be extremely complex
Financials are always very tight
Due...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2010
A boom in IPO activity is expected, which could stimulate director appointments this year. But as
Tony Featherstone
discovers, directors accepting an IPO board position may not fully appreciate what they are getting into.
Starting from scratch
The challenges of an IPO board inclu...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2010
Mary Verschuer
examines the challenges faced by Australian directors following the recent Copenhagen climate summit.
Post-Copenhagen climate change challenges
The outcome of the Copenhagen climate summit was somewhat less than expected. Many hoped for some certainty about the cons...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Feb 2010
John Barrington
discusses how a “Breakthrough” board can be developed to create strategic advantage.
The Breakthrough board
Three Ts of the “Breakthrough” board
Tone from the top: The chairman promotes and lives the strategic perspective
Take the time: The board builds the agenda...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Nov 2009
Director turnover is at its lowest in several years.
Tony Featherstone
provides some reasons for this and explains why this situation will soon change.
The low down on director turnover
After such a tumultuous two years, board turnover should be rising sharply. It is not. New dir...
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Content Type:
CDM Article
01 Oct 2009
John M Green
suggests boards ditch the old short-termist penny-farthing corporate model.
Penny-farthing companies
Just as cyclist Lance Armstrong owes the industrial revolution for the penny-farthing, investors should thank it for the freely registrable limited liability corporation.
Sin...