Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

Only 14% of ASX200 companies have formal policies addressing labour and human rights issues, despite the index's heavy weighting towards sectors with high frequency and/or severity of labour and human rights controversies, according to a new report from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI).

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