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Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... of Asia ESG research at Bank of America. "Supply chains are going to be very important as well. Sustainability of supply chain is going to be increasingly focused end to end, [and] that was also the top of mind with investors along with climate change." ...

The articles you read in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... fund managers and super funds have written the 100 largest companies in Australia, encouraging them to examine broad supply chain risks of labour exploitation as a leading indicator of modern slavery. The coalition of 24 investors, Investors Against ...

Sharp increase in food waste: Rabobank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... (16%) and pollution (12%). The report noted that 7.3 million tonnes of food is lost or wasted each year across the supply chain, and of that 7.3 million, 2.4 million tonnes comes from households. "A third of waste is directly attributable to individual ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... setting targets for the impact of products and services on the environment and local communities, as well as across the supply chain. Companies in Australia report pressure to become sustainable is coming from a broad range of stakeholders - consumers ...

Perception of ethics rises off back of COVID response: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Australians see society as more ethical than a year ago, but the finance, banking and insurance industries are at the bottom of ethical sectors, according to the Governance Institute of Australia's Ethics Index 2020. The survey of a thousand people's ...

Investing for the day after tomorrow: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... spread of COVID-19. Even the charity workers were restricted in their access, let alone the audits and other forms of supply chain management!" On the flip side, companies that have previously been aware of labour rights infractions and are managing ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... fund managers and super funds have written the 100 largest companies in Australia, encouraging them to examine broad supply chain risks of labour exploitation as a leading indicator of modern slavery. The coalition of 24 investors, Investors Against ...

Fashion industry shows action, gaps in ethical sourcing: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... adjust to the conditions that COVID placed on them," Mayo said. "Because they had traced a large percentage of their supply chain, they had mechanisms to respond. "We found that companies that scored a B+ or higher in 2019 were seven times more likely ...

First Sentier publishes Modern Slavery Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... identifying sources of risk and remedies. FSI outlined its policies to managing modern slavery in its operational supply chain as well as its investment processes. Under the Modern Slavery Act, all entities with more than $100 million in revenue are ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... them. "We have responded to this by providing members with updated SRI options that exclude fossil fuels and their supply chain services and businesses that do not meet strongly defined ESG criteria." Aware Super offers two SRI options - the Diversified ...