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Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... much capacity, too many people, and companies are coming back leaner. What happens to those people in terms of skilling, training, employment?" There will be clear winners and losers as a result of this stimulus, Freedman said, with companies that are ...

Poor disclosure around labour hire workforce in listed companies: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... reduced visibility of workforce composition, including diversity, and reduced workforce development, due to less access to training and skills acquisition. The impacts on workforce development and skill acquisitions is noted in some company reports ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... and what are the other actions they might have taken," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "They might have scaled up with additional training and more engagement with suppliers to ensure that it's not just about modern slavery, but health and safety. We've ...

GCNA awarded federal grant to provide training on modern slavery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The federal government has granted the UN Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) nearly $100,000 to help companies tackle modern slavery risks under the National Community Crime Prevention Program. Vanessa Zimmerman, founder, Pillar Two GCNA will use ...

Cromwell Property Group reports on sustainability progress for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... learning and development programs. While not hitting its targets, Cromwell noted that its Australian total for learning and training programs represented 16.35 hours per employee FY19 EU. Cromwell implemented Workday in June 2019, noting their L&D module ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... executives. Human Capital Management. JPMAM believes managing human capital effectively (e.g. workplace standards, education & training, diversity and gender equality) is a critical component to maintaining a productive workforce. Stakeholder engagement. ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... the uptake of technology associated with Industry 4.0. Eighty-nine percent of Australian executives surveyed indicate training and developing their workforces is a priority, and 99% say they are committed to a culture of lifelong learning. But 3% of ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... enterprise by having engaged employees, and a track record of improving your safety, a track record of great governance in training people from the bottom up, that's how your business is worth something." Mills was recently in Australia, and discussed ...

Australian government awards $1.23m to Impact Investment Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Equity@Scale will support impact enterprises with three types of capital: human capital in the form of investment readiness training; social capital in the form of access to mentoring and corporate networks; and financial capital in the form of access ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... wage. That is a huge initiative over the past five to six years." Only 20% of companies could show that all workers were training of their rights regarding freedom of association, and 33% of companies had a functioning grievance mechanism available to ...