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BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... ethical eligibility screens to exclude companies that have exposure to fossil fuels, gambling, tobacco, armaments, human rights concerns and other activities deemed inconsistent with responsible investment best practice. "This ETF is really a fund that ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - the highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Asia: The Highlights from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. The panel, which took place in Sydney, discussed the human rights risks in the supply chain, particularly in the global garment industry. Fast fashion garment brands globally as well as in ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - investment views

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Mans Carlsson-Sweeny from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. The panel, which took place in Sydney, discussed the human rights risks in the supply chain, particularly in the global garment industry. Fast fashion garment brands globally as well as in ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Mans Carlsson-Sweeny from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. The panel, which took place in Sydney, discussed the human rights risks in the supply chain, particularly iin the global garment industry. In this video, Mans Carlsson-Sweeny discusses his ...

Australian Human Rights Commission, LexisNexis launch RightsApp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Human Rights Commission and LexisNexis have developed RightsApp, a searchable mobile application for information on international human rights conventions and declarations. RightsApp contains text of international human rights treaties ...

Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership to offer director program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... about how you combine board duties with the materiality of risks in some of these areas, such as climate change and human rights. We find that boards haven't had enough time to get their heads around this, and we also find that the existing director ...

BHP Billiton ESG downgrade prompts asset owner questions: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... ESG ratings of BHP Billiton, which had already been in the lower quartile for performance around environmental and human rights issues, said Chris Vernon, research analyst, MSCI. BHP's MSCI ESG rating is BBB, downgraded from A last November. "We wanted ...

The Sustainability Report Podcast: Mans Carlsson-Sweeny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... first episode of its new podcast: The Sustainability Report Podcast. On this episode of the podcast, we're talking human rights impacts on companies supply chain, and what risks they can pose to investments. We're speaking with Mans Carlsson-Sweeny ...

BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... involvement in disputed activities such as nuclear, tobacco or firearms," or involved in "critical controversies such as human rights violations." "The 2030 agenda for sustainable development is a transformative global framework for people, the planet ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI group industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... relative to 2015 in corporate citizenship and philanthropy, but were leas improved on labour practice indicators and human rights. "The criteria 'Labour Practice Indicators and Human Rights' deteriorated the most due to newly introduced questions focusing ...