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EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... labour disputes, geopolitical conflicts, environmental disasters and new legislation in areas such as conflict minerals and modern slavery" as issues that have increased the awareness of supply chain sustainability for many stakeholders. Yet despite ...

Video: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... potentially have a material impact on company earnings and portfolio returns. These violations, supply chain issues and modern slavery just some of the key issues facing investors. Investing and Human Rights - The Highlights from The Sustainability Report ...

Victorian government to pilot social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... and help ensure our programs are making a positive impact on the Victorian community," said Treasurer Tim Pallas "As a modern Labor Government, we are open to new ideas and will see whether they can be effective in Victoria, while also ensuring that ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Labor Party's has committed to introducing a two-phase emissions trading scheme (ETS) if elected to government this year. If implemented, the policy will require legislative and regulatory shifts that will impact on industry sectors such ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Tax transparency is an issue for investor consideration as part of an overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) approaches, but the extent to which tax transparency is material depends on investment beliefs and investment approaches. Investors ...

Baptist World Aid: labour concerns in electronics' supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... companies' supply chain. Nimbalker pointed to legislation such as the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act and the UK's Modern Slavery Ac t as recent legislation that increases the pressure on companies to disclose and monitor issues in their ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... them." These megatrends require thinking about future risk, which is not always captured well by classical economics and modern portfolio metrics, which are reliant on using historical information. Ambachtsheer noted that while historical data is useful ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Tax planning, payment and transparency are increasingly being seen as both social and governance issues by companies, according to a briefing by KPMG's international tax experts. Greg Wiebe, global head of tax, KPMG The Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... through a 21 st century lens rather than an Industrial Age lens, it's clear that the two are inseparable," Barker said. "In a modern economy with globalisation, the internet, social media, everything is hyper-transparent - you can't hide like you used ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... end of their economic lifecycle, making the right choices and installing the right equipment to reposition them to meet modern standards and become attractive to high quality tenants." EG will target bringing the properties to the equivalent of at least ...