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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."

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... by workplace culture, employee benefits and the external job market," CBA said. "In the context of a tightening domestic labour market, we have improved the retention of our employees within Australia by providing a range of competitive employee benefits ...

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... intangible - brand and reputation - and those assets are vulnerable, such as when Nike was accused in the 1990s of using child labour in its supply chain. The AMP Capital report notes that the risk of reputational damage versus the reward of outsourcing ...

GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... demonstrating how companies can report carbon emissions, management and remediation of contaminated land, and sub-contracted labour issues, among other areas. GRI's Construction and Real Estate Sector Supplement (CRESS) covers issues that would arise ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... different industry sectors require different approaches. "Human capital management basically means how organisations manage the labour," Goodland said. "But that doesn't mean the same thing for all companies. For some, it's about relationships with unions. ...