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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... garment sector, such as poor freedom of association and the gap between actual wages and living wages in China, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sri Lanka. China has "come a long way in eradicating some of the worst types of labour rights issues," but some of ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... the costs are too high, may force retailers to seek new supply relationships elsewhere in Asia, such as Bangladesh and Cambodia. "There are a few different options for retailers," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "Labour costs in the cutting and sewing could be ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... operators. AWA's coverage also extends into Asia including Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Thailand, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Cambodia, Hong Kong and Korea. See Also: ANZ issues $600m green bond

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... of its Bangladesh factories on its website in December 2013, and in 2014 published manes and addresses of factories in Cambodia, Southern China, India and Indonesia. Target published the names and addresses of its factories in Bangladesh in August 2014 ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... opportunities for those Australian retailers that outsource apparel production to suppliers based in countries including China, Cambodia and Bangladesh. These risks for both the companies and their investors include ethical concerns, calculations of ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... building safety and fire risk will continue to be on the agenda for engagement with retailers in both Bangladesh and in Cambodia, but other issues for supply chain risk include child labour, the risks of sandblasting and paying employees a living wage ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... supply chains emphasizes the need for good risk management when outsourcing to emerging markets such as Bangladesh and Cambodia. This research has led to focused engagement with Australian retailers, Halliday said. There are also times when engagement ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... in emerging markets, and it's really hard to get visibility on these standards, in countries like Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia and China," he said. "There's the obvious appeal of the lower cost, but then you have to put it into it the fact that super ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... increased in significant percentages between 2006 and 2012 - imports from Bangladesh have increased 15 times, imports from Cambodia have increased six-fold and from Vietnam 2.7 times. This is the third time that ACSI has published research into supply ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... longer lead times." Bangladesh is not the only country that has poor worker safety standards. Carlsson-Sweeny noted that Cambodia has similar issues as well. "The International Labour Organisation has a Better Factories Cambodia programme, and they surveyed ...