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Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... safety can be simple in terms of measuring injuries, but 'near misses' are recorded less often. The other challenge with labour issues is that they are actually more contested. People don't contest that pollution is a bad thing, but people do contest ...

Women only 19% of superannuation fund trustee boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... attention to this situation and we are asking to set up meetings," she said. "We have also written to all of the trades and labour councils for superannuation funds to express our concern over the gender issue and we're going to run a series of one-day ...

Companies testing labour, human rights supply chain standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... have begun testing a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) assessing operational and reputational risks associated with labour and human rights factors in corporate supply chains. The KPIs have been developed with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... distributions for all stakeholders, including the shareholder," Wilson said. "Fundamentally, I do think that executive labour market is not as tight as the experts would have us believe." Fuller also agreed that executive remuneration will be on the ...

ETI to focus on collaborative supply chain initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... their 2011 highlights, ETI pointed to research into Madagascan vanilla production that showed "clear evidence of child labour, and of more widespread use of children to carry out unpaid or low-paid work within a family setting, outside school hours," ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... implemented their new Supplier Code of Practice with their largest suppliers to ensure they met standards in the area of labour practices, environmental management and product stewardship.

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) reporting ASX200 companies significantly lag their global peers in the development of labour and human rights (LHR) policies for their supply chain. The Net Balance report examined ASX100's public social and environmental ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... high for fossil fuels, non-ferrous metals, iron ore and other products, accounting for nearly half of total costs, with labour costs around 12% and intermediate inputs of around 40%. "This capital is tied to a specific resource deposit and is largely ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... interest. The group also detailed its ethical sourcing policy, which "includes four key risk areas: bribery and corruption; labour rights; working conditions; and environmental compliance," according to the report. Woolworths explained that suppliers ...

Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... that there are business advantages in integrating social responsibility into their activities, particularly in terms of labour, financial and reputational capital, especially if they do so from the early stages of a project."