Climate Change Data

Mesoblast Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity
  • Risk Management
  • Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risks

Social Achievements

  • Increased the number of women in senior executive positions from 2 to 3 in FY22. Filled 100% of vacant executive positions with women in FY22.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a formal diversity policy outlining diversity objectives.
  • Established a code of conduct, statement of values, and a suite of policies and procedures to guide ethical and compliant behavior.
  • Developed an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy and provided associated training.
  • Established a Disclosure of Complaints and Concerns Policy.
  • Developed a share trading policy governing trading of company shares by Directors, employees, and key consultants.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Gender imbalance at board level (only one of six non-executive directors being female).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Set an objective to increase the number of women on the Board of Directors as vacancies arise and circumstances permit. Appointed Jane Bell as a non-executive member of the Board (pending shareholder approval).

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, fourth edition (ASXCGPR)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity
  • Risk Management

Social Achievements

  • Adopted a formal diversity policy with objectives to increase the number of women on the Board and in senior executive positions.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a code of conduct, statement of values, and a suite of policies and procedures to guide ethical and compliant behavior.
  • Established an Audit and Risk Committee to oversee risk management and internal controls.
  • Developed a share trading policy for Directors, employees, and key consultants.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Gender imbalance at board level.
  • ESG risks (though the Board does not consider material exposure to ESG risks not already disclosed).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Objective to increase the number of women on the Board as vacancies arise.
  • Monitoring of ESG risks through the Audit and Risk Committee and reporting in the 'Risk Factors' section of the annual report.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, fourth edition (ASXCGPR)

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity
  • Risk Management
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks

Social Achievements

  • Increased the number of women in senior executive positions to approximately 33% as at 30 June 2024.
  • Maintained a globally diverse workforce with 52% female employees as at 30 June 2024.

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a formal diversity policy outlining objectives for gender diversity at board and senior executive levels.
  • Established a code of conduct, statement of values, and suite of policies and procedures to guide ethical and compliant behavior.
  • Implemented an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy with associated training.
  • Established a Disclosure of Complaints and Concerns Policy.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Gender imbalance at board level.
  • ESG risks (though the Board does not consider these material at this stage).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Objective to increase the number of women on the Board as vacancies arise.
  • Monitoring of ESG risks, with ESG issues identified in analysis with an external consultant associated with risks reported in the ‘Risk Factors’ section of the Form 20-F.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, fourth edition (ASXCGPR)