On Friday December 4th (AEDT) / Thursday December 3rd (PST) Glass Lewis hosted a Proxy Talk conference call with representatives from Australia and New Zealand Bank Group (“ANZ”). The discussion covered two shareholder proposals filed by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility requesting (i) shareholders’ ability to submit non-binding shareholder resolutions; and (ii) increased disclosure on the firm’s financed carbon emissions.

Speakers
Jill Craig, Group General Manager Investor Relations, ANZ
John Priestly, Company Secretary, ANZ
Gerard Brown, Group General Manager Corporate Affairs, ANZ
Ben Walker, Head of Sustainable Development, ANZ
Courteney Keatinge (Moderator), Director of Environmental, Social & Governance Research, Glass Lewis & Co.

Review the presentation HERE

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About Proxy Talk:
Glass Lewis’ Proxy Talk provides a forum for institutional investors to exchange views on proxy-related issues. Exclusively for Glass Lewis clients and invited guests, Proxy Talk conference calls feature roundtable discussions and guest-speaker presentations on important corporate integrity issues, mergers and acquisitions, control contests, SEC developments and policies, and new legal requirements, among other topics. Glass Lewis analysts also will preview key proposals to watch for in upcoming proxies and address questions about the findings of recent Proxy Paper reports.