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Strong consumer demand for responsible, ethical super and investment: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... clean energy infrastructure, or avoid controversial weapons. Other issues for consumers include animal cruelty (69%), human rights violations (62%), and pornography (56%), the research found. Three quarters of Millennials say they are likely to invest ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... diligence processes relating to modern slavery in its operations and supply chains and their effectiveness. The issue of human rights impacts such as modern slavery in corporate supply chains is of significance this AGM season. Woolworths is facing a ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... 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 threshold ...

Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... a shareholder resolution asking the company to provide annual disclosure to shareholders on potential and actual human rights impacts in the company's supply chain. Brynn O'Brien, executive director, ACCR The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility ...

Government to introduce Australian Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... mandatory for us." On Friday, the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) held a panel to discuss human rights in the supply chain, and the government's announcement featured heavily in the discussion. "There is a high level agreement ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... controversial weapons, alcohol and gambling. The RIAA survey also found significant increases in exclusions focused on human rights and nuclear energy. "That really reflects this increasing client/consumer demand," O'Connor said. "There is a strong signal ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management publish stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... report. In the past year, CFSGAM's global ESG Committee's working groups on three specific issues - climate change, human rights and executive remuneration - also progressed their work, concluding the work on the climate change and human rights approach. ...

Parametric explores integration of responsible investing in peer-constrained world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... implementing strategies such as screening for assets such as fossil fuels, tobacco, controversial weapons, labour and human rights concerns, etc., the impact of screens can have a minimal impact and can be expressed in a variety of ways. "For any given ...

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... companies based on a custom index tailored to take into account action on climate change and on social issues like human rights and labour rights. Kirsten Simpson, VicSuper corporate responsibility manager VicSuper has offered an Equity Growth Sustainability ...

VicSuper affirms status as a tobacco-free superannuation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... 27 rating criteria applied to tobacco sector company analysis, three criteria have been set to zero: respect for human rights standards, and prevention of violations, management of the negative societal impact do to tobacco consumption, product safety ...