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Ruling against Heinz shows risks in public shift towards health foods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... sense that it's stuff that people actually eat. People are more prone to act on claims of health or sugar-free that than on labour rights." "I wouldn't be surprised if you don't see similar cases going forward, because of the temptation of companies ...

KPMG event tells companies to consider the "What ifs" of climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Board to leverage reporting systems already in place, rather than create new standards that will cost companies time and labour to implement. Companies have legal obligations to consider and disclose material climate risks, noted Barker. She said that ...

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... professionals and bringing in the senior executives to make sure they're managed." ACSI members are also continuing to focus on labour issues within supply chains and other human rights issues, and Davidson pointed to the likely introduction of a Modern ...

High to severe ESG incidents affect market capitalisation: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Australian context, the most frequent incidents in the Diversified Metals industry are health and safety, tax avoidance/evasion, labour relations, conflicts with local communities and discharges and releases in water." Sustainalytics found that the inverse ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... consider ways in which Australia could combat the growing problem of modern slavery which includes practices such as forced labour, child labour and debt bondage. The report ' Hidden in Plain Sight ' offers a number of recommendations and with bipartisan ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... has updated its revised Governance Guidelines, including practical examples of oversight on key themes of climate change, labour and human rights, corporate culture and tax disclosure. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The Governance Guidelines are an articulation ...

ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... creation of a reporting regime. ACSI supports the definition of modern slavery, which includes "slavery, servitude, forced labour, debt bondage and deceptive recruiting for labour or services," as well as the proposed threshold of $100- million in revenue. ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... have seen shareholders use them to improve company disclosure on risks associated with sustainability, climate change and labour and human rights." ACSI is recommending the introduction of a non-binding shareholder resolution, maintaining the current ...

Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... complex and extensive agricultural supply chains expose them to significant risks: recently we've seen reports of extreme labour exploitation on Australian farms, not to mention the slave-like conditions people work in, in other parts of the globe, to ...

Pauline Vamos outlines initial priorities as CEO of Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
Social issues including human capital and the impact of artificial technology on employment and labour are some of the issues that Pauline Vamos will engage with companies on in her new role as chief executive officer of Regnan. Pauline Vamos, CEO ...