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Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... challenging companies to publish data on a broad range of issues including human rights, climate change, gender balance and living wage - alongside the core governance questions of board calibre, board independence, and executive pay structure." But ...

BIG W joins Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
BIG W has joined the Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages (ACT). BIG W, a division of Woolworths Group, joined ACT in March 2020 and will collaborate with ACT members to drive progress in improving wages in the global garment and footwear ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... redress child or forced labour if it is found in their supply chain, the report said. The statistics around payment of a living wage is also dire, Hickey said. "For example, take the living wage - the bad news is that we only have 5% of companies surveyed ...

Improved disclosure in fashion supply chain: Baptist World Aid Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... still so much more work to be done." One of the areas of concern for Baptist World Aid Australia is the issue of a living wage, Nimbalker said. "It is disappointing to see that living wages remain such a difficult issue," he said. "Only 5% of companies ...

Fashion retailers increase reporting of human rights in supply chain: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... comes to workers' wages, companies are making progress, but progress is slower, particularly around the issue of a living wage. In 2013, the report notes 11% of companies could demonstrate improved wages for workers - today, that figure is 42%. "It is ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report recently recorded a live panel discussion entitled Labour Rights and other ESG issues in Asia, sponsored by Ausbil Investment Management. Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia: The Highlights from The Sustainability Report ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
Fast fashion garment brands globally as well as in Australia are facing a potential "inflection point" to their business model, with pressures from increased labour and environmental costs predicted to impact on how companies access factories overseas ...

Baptist World Aid: labour concerns in electronics' supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... since the first report in 2014. "The grades reflect how well companies know the supply chain and whether they pay a living wage," Nimbalker said. "The best rated companies still can't trace from the manufacturers back to the mines. Only 11% knew where ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... source apparel from Bangladeshi suppliers are still exposed to risks including poor working conditions, lack of a living wage and poor infrastructure, according to a report from AMP Capital. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, senior ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Cambodia, but other issues for supply chain risk include child labour, the risks of sandblasting and paying employees a living wage, Carlsson-Sweeny said. He noted that currently, the Bangladeshi Labour Ministry is considering a move to increase the ...