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Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... criteria speak to precisely what is required to make it effective," she said. "What you're really looking for is transparency and legitimacy. It needs to be rights-informed and the way you go about setting up a good grievance mechanism is that you ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has added forced labour and modern slavery, just transition and tackling tax transparency to its 2023 engagement themes, while exploring engagement with governments on key ESG issues. Robeco launched its focused engagement ...

CEFC invests $80m in private equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... portfolios, setting new standards for abatement at the company level while lifting investor confidence via enhanced transparency and disclosure. Lonergan noted that middle market companies account for a significant portion of Australia's economy as well ...

RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... "beyond excited" to join RIAA. "RIAA Certification tests financial products and services for their accountability and transparency against claims made," she said. "In the current climate, the program is better positioned than ever before to raise the ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... qualify as an Orange Bond and contributes to the OBI, Shahnaz said. The Orange Bond Principles are designed to provide transparency, verification and standardization on gender-related bond issuance, serving as a means of combatting greenwashing, Shahnaz ...

Australian Ethical divests from Lendlease over koala concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... the width of ecological corridors for koalas to migrate through as an area where Lendlease had not provided enough transparency. The Office of Chief Scientist and Engineer (OCSE) had provided guidance that corridors had to have an average size of 390-425 ...

AXA IM sets ESG targets for executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... will be reported annually from 2023. "As we further put sustainability at the heart of everything we do, we believe transparency and regular reporting on our progress and the challenges we may face is crucial," said AXA IM executive chairman Marco Morelli. ...

Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEFC back biosequestration startup

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... is launching its CarbonBuilder technology together with its SecondCrop carbon projects with the aim of increasing "transparency, economic value, and maximise the benefits of increased soil carbon delivered back to the farm enterprise," Loam said. "SecondCrop ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... legislation to close the gender pay gap has been introduced, requiring employers to publish pay gap data for increased transparency. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 requires employers with 100 or more workers ...

Podcast: to B or not to B - why does being a B Corp matter?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... by the non-profit B Lab as meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.