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Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... officer, Rest. The equities portion of the option feature positive and negative screens. It screens out companies involved in labour and human rights abuses, unethical supply chains, fossil fuels, animal cruelty, gender discrimination, tobacco, gambling ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and that's something that we as a house are focused on as well." ASI has also established a global working group on labour and human rights that takes a multi-asset class, multi-regional approach. "Because modern slavery in supply chains is a global ...

Social issues come to fore in 2020: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... relevance and concern." Ausbil identified modern slavery, and the way in which COVID-19 materially increased the risk of labour exploitation and how workers across global supply chains became increasingly vulnerable as one area of engagement both directly ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... are more than 25 ESG principles available on State Street's ESG analytics platform, such as water and waste management, labour practices, employee diversity and inclusion, business model resilience, and business ethics, among other indicators. "We designed ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... shifts in the industry." Robeco broke its engagement with the meat supply chain into five indicators - animal welfare, labour standards, product quality and safety management, and innovation management. Investigative work by NGOs and media outlets, combined ...

Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Future Proofing Your Business in the Asian Century. The report finds that Asian-Australians represent 9.3% of the Australian labour force, but only 4.9% are in senior executive levels. Shi suggested that women from Asian backgrounds make up an even smaller ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... for too long." Wood said this could lead Australia to move back to the economic status quo before the pandemic - "soft labour markets, low wage growth, low consumption and low investment." In her presentation, Wood also noted the need to guarantee essential ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... efforts to focus on those with the greatest likelihood of severe harm." The guide notes that business models that rely on labour exploitation, modern slavery and other human rights abuses in direct operations or supply chains are "unlikely to be sustainable ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... specific reference to commitments from both sides around the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change, environmental and labour standards, for example. The US could potentially enter into the Trans Pacific Partnership in some form or another under ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... apparel manufacturing," Mascotto said. "Let's say a company has a lot of exposure to carbon emissions, toxic byproducts, labour concerns, raw material sourcing issues and other issues. The company is looking to reduce its carbon footprint, its toxicity ...