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Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... of China for quite a while, driven by wage inflation, stricter regulation, stricter enforcement of regulation, and outsourcing of production into other Asian countries," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "The trade war has accelerated that. From a Chinese manufacturer's ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... that they can't rely on factory management to manage this." The focus on the Mekong region comes as manufacturing and outsourcing is moving from places like China into other Asian region countries, meaning that investors have to widen their focus to ...

KPMG Australia launches supplier code of conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... complex, but we are conscious that we can have an impact with areas like the buildings we rent, arrangements with IT outsourcing companies, and so on," he said. "We are aware that there are risks inherent to the supply chain.... See Also: KPMG Australia ...

UCA Funds Management select Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... institutional clients; including Australian investment accounting and tax, unit registry services, investment operations outsourcing, and specialized custody solutions "Northern Trust is delighted to be appointed by UCA Funds Management," said Peter ...

VicSuper publishes first G4, Integrated Reporting annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... included external forces, strategic planning, fund governance processes, financial advice, administration processes, outsourcing performance, fraud and misconduct, compliance and risk management, people and culture, financial management, liquidity management ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... expanded role in CDP's scoring programs and initiatives. FCS will be CDP's global sustainability business process outsourcing (BPO) partner with a three-year agreement. FCS has been a CDP scoring partner since 2011, and CDP said that since 2011, they ...

New co-op body to stress economic, social value of model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... in to meet the needs as public sector functions are outsourced. "We are also looking at how we might respond to the outsourcing of the public sector - co-ops might have a role to play here in Australia," Greig said. "It's happening quite a bit now in ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... sourced from Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified producers and yet this certification does not pick up outsourcing - for example, Wilmar is certified under RSPO but sources 90% of its oil from external (non-certified) suppliers. So standardised ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Ethical Investments is restructuring its business, including a "substantial" reduction of its Canberra operations and outsourcing some functions. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director Australian Ethical announced the changes will cost AU$300,000 ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... investment issue." AMP Capital's extensive research on 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 ...