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Risk management includes expanded ESG list: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... risks, demographic risks as Australia's population ages, issues affecting cultural minorities, and ethical risks such as corruption and human slavery in global and domestic supply chains," as well as governance risks. As the role of risk is more fully ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... better" and create a more sustainable and resilient economy that places climate action, human rights and anti-bribery and corruption at the centre of its plans. UNGCA welcomed the Reef 2050 Plan and the additional $1 billion allocation towards the reef ...

ASX300 action on modern slavery "lagging"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... vulnerable to modern slavery - poor labour protections, poorly enforced regulation, lack of social security for workers, corruption." Bartram said the report establishes that several ASX300 companies have operations in companies such as Thailand, India ...

American Century launches small cap fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... avoid companies that do not meet fundamental responsibilities, including in human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption as well as avoiding companies with exposure to controversial weapons, cluster munitions, and tobacco, American Century ...

Extreme weather, human rights intensifying ESG focus: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and they avoid investing in companies that are associated with corruption or doing business with oppressive regimes. However, Janus Henderson's Global Sustainable Equity Strategy invests in ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... indicators of exploitation is a key role for the financial sector. Brodie pointed to anti-money laundering and anti-corruption processes that financial institution put in place to monitor transactions that are linked to bad actors, and said that similar ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... see that they are, for example, providing remedial action to correct a past incident or if we gain comfort that some corruption allegations have been officially cleared. If the company is actively taking care of these problems, we will gain comfort and ...

Investing for the day after tomorrow: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and they avoid investing in companies that are associated with corruption or doing business with oppressive regimes. "More and more companies are shifting in the sustainability direction," Seery ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... contravenes the principles of the UN Global Compact pertaining to labour rights, human rights, environment and anti-corruption. Its benchmark is the FTSE Australia 300 Choice index, and the management expense ratio of for the fund is 0.20% and 0.16% ...

Australian business environment amongst world's most resilient: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia was recognised for its strength in a number of drivers related to supply chain resilience including control of corruption (ranked 14), supply chain visibility (ranked 22) and quality of infrastructure (ranked 31). "There are a number of drivers ...