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AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... exposures. AMP Capital has focused on key engagement themes with invested companies including supply chain management/human rights, climate change, improved ESG disclosure, coal seam gas and corporate governance and remuneration. "You can find long term ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental as well as econ impacts." As part of that increased scrutiny of the supply chain, Black said she expects human rights and labour issues will continue to rise in importance for Australian companies. "The issue of human rights is related ...

Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... poverty, land use, food security, gender equality, Indigenous health, efficient mass transit, social justice and human rights, corruption energy, clean drinking water and youth unemployment, among other issues. Good Super hopes to invest in venture capital ...

GRI, RAFI to collaborate on human rights reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Initiative (GRI) and the Reporting and Assurance Frameworks Initiative (RAFI) will work together to improve corporate human rights reporting. RAFI is a recently launched initiative that is developing frameworks for companies reporting on their implementation ...

Australian mining companies report on human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Respecting human rights is both a responsibility and a minimum requirement for companies, but there is also a strong business case for managing human rights as a way of reducing risk. A new report by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and the Global ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... responsibility, Electroperu. The new civil society constituency appointment was Abdul M Fatoma, founder/CEO, Campaign for Human Rights and Development, while the appointments for the mediating institutions constituency were Peiyuan Guo, general manager ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... that takes into consideration a range of indicators based on the Global Compact's ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour standards, environmental stewardship, and anti-corruption. Sustainalytics had approximately 722 Global Compact companies ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... of all signatories. The survey probed corporate action against the ten principles of the which cover activities in human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. Companies are "moving from good intentions to significant actions," the organisation ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... on ESG and the sustainability of business models we stress the provision of safe working conditions is not only a human rights issue but also an investment issue." AMP Capital's extensive research on supply chains emphasizes the need for good risk management ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... allegations some Australian retailers were purchasing clothing from factories in Bangladesh with poor labour and human rights practices. Hartnett also pointed to the recent report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) asserting ...