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Global sustainability standards bodies launch shared vision, goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... businesses around the world having to pivot their business models overnight, to prioritize the health and safety of their employees and customers above the immediate financial success of the business," said Charles Tilley, CEO of the IIRC. "The connectivity ...

Do founder-led listed companies outperform on E, S and G metrics?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Godrej Consumer Products as an example of a founder-led listed company that provided health insurance to more than 4,000 employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Where founders have presided over a company with strong conduct culture, that characteristic ...

Data management presents risk, opportunity: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... this through a business sustainability lens and say, it's in our best interests to have our supply chains trust us, our employees trust us, and our customers trust us, and to that end, we need to think about how we use data ethically," Motto said. "That's ...

Local Government Super certified carbon neutral by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... them where possible, offsetting emissions and publicly reporting on the results. The certification includes all LGS employees, the Sydney head office, and the fund's seven regional offices. "Sustainability has always been a core value for LGS and becoming ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... is that it can't be a one-off, but rather it does have to be continuous," she said. "There has to be training for new employees through the year, and it has to be repeated annually." First Sentier will also be responsible for filing a Modern Slavery ...

Human capital management a signal of overall sustainability: Lazard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... of loss of life and loss of income, and companies are responding in varying ways to manage their relationships with employees, customers, supplies and other stakeholders. Lazard Asset Management noted in a paper, What COVID-19 Means for Corporate Strategy ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... appropriate performance in a prolonged recovery, and one which supports a broad range of stakeholders, including their employees, customers, supply chain and wider society." Other managers also highlighted the identification of a fair and inclusive recovery ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... them. Not only was this the right thing to do morally, it also meant that sick workers don't go in and infect other employees or customers, with commercial consequences." The third PRI principle is around disclosure, Waygood noted. "We have integrated ...

Government appoints Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... businesses and global supply chains." This disruption, and the health and safety and greater human rights impacts on employees in the supply chain both in Australia and internationally have raised concerns in business, investment and civil society ci ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... the infrastructure sector have different risks, opportunities and concerns, investors are highlighting protection of employees - many of whom are deemed essential and have been working through the pandemic - and the fulfilment of social license to operate. ...