Page 22 - Icon Energy 2014 Annual Report

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
2014/15 OBJECTIVES
• To support and promote the Company’s diversity policy,
including, where reasonably practicable, identification of
additional suitably qualified external female candidates;
• To ensure that candidate lists for permanent employee
positions are recognisably diverse by age, sex or
ethnicity;
• To ensure that in the interview process for each executive
position there is, where reasonably practicable, at least
one appropriately qualified female candidate;
• To consider diversity when reviewing board succession
plans with the aim to improve gender representation and
diversity;
• To increase the representation of women in senior
management roles;
• To ensure the voluntary turnover in female employees is
no greater than organisation turnover levels.
ETHICAL STANDARDS
The aim of the Company is to ensure that all Directors,
managers and employees act with integrity and promote
ethical and responsible behaviour which will enhance the
reputation and performance of the Group.
The Company has an approved Code of Conduct and Ethics
and a Share Trading Policy.
A copy of these Policies can be found in the Corporate
Governance Section on the Company’s website.
50yrs + 31 - 40yrs
41 - 50yrs 21 - 30yrs
Employees Management Board
67%
33%
80%
20%
36%
27%
18% 18%
Female Male
Management
100%
55%
45%
Employees
100%
Board
Born in Australia Born Overseas
67%
33%
64%
36%
60%
40%
Management Employees Board
• We recruit employees and directors impartially from a
diverse field of suitably qualified candidates;
• Our recruitment process is designed to ensure that the
best people are chosen for the right positions; and
• We provide learning and development strategies
and opportunities to develop skills and experience of
employees for career advancement.
Details of the policy are set out under the Corporate
Governance section on the Company’s website.
The Diversity Policy includes a commitment to establishing
measurable objectives for gender diversity each year. The
2013/14 objectives were measured as follows:
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2013/14 objectives
To support and promote the Company’s
diversity policy, including, where
reasonably practicable, identification
of additional suitably qualified external
female candidates
To ensure that candidate lists for
permanent employee positions are
recognisably diverse by age, sex or
ethnicity
To ensure that in the interview
process for each executive
position there is, where reasonably
practicable, at least one appropriately
qualified female candidate
To consider diversity when reviewing
board succession plans with the aim
to improve gender representation and
diversity
To increase the representation of
women in senior management roles;
To ensure the voluntary turnover in
female employees is no greater than
organisation turnover levels
Results
In place
In place
In place
In place
To be achieved
Achieved