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CFSGAM to divest from tobacco products across portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM)/First State Investments is now excluding manufacturers of cigarettes and tobacco products from its portfolios. "There is no shortage of credible evidence of the wide-reaching harm caused by the tobacco ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Australia's sixth Ethical Fashion Report h ighlights how fashion brands are progressing on ethical management of supply chain. This year's edition grades 130 apparel companies from A to F on the current systems and strategies in place to ethically manage ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... their stories through the TCFD framework and how they will be impacted by various scenarios." Modern Slavery in the supply chain - and the launch of the Modern Slavery Act in Australia- has also been an area of focus for Ausbil. Ausbil noted that according ...

ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Five sectors of ASX200 companies - mining, financial services, construction and property, food, beverages and agriculture and healthcare - are most at risk of exposure to modern slavery, according to new research commissioned by the Australian Council ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... human side of commodities" as one of its 10 risks for 2019. "While many high-profile food retailers disclose strong supply chain programmes and policies, there are substantial differentials in their Human Rights - Supply Chain unmanaged risk scores," ...

Potentially hazardous ingredients in consumer products as investment risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... thing was that they're quite good at managing what is on the label and in the product, but they're not looking at the supply chain," Wakefield-Rann said. "Things like formaldehyde contamination can happen as a result of contamination along the supply ...

Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... diligence and how companies ensure they monitor and reduce the risk of modern slavery in their operations and in their supply chain. The Modern Slavery Act and its expected impacts were the subject of a masterclass at the recent Responsible Investment ...

Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... around climate risk - a re-emergence of the definition of key non-financial risks, be it climate, gender diversity, supply chain, or human rights." The report found that globally, the number of human rights-related reporting requirements is growing ...

ACSI finalist for 2018 Human Rights Business Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... it's work in improving human rights standards, including advocacy around the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act, supply chain sourcing, gender discrimination, whistleblower protections and wage fraud. "By increasing awareness of human rights risks ...

New Forests joins World Business Council on Sustainable Development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... they've been doing, looking at the future of the forestry sector. They have major corporations involved in the whole supply chain from growing forests to processing of wood and new products that come from wood fibre." New Forests has more than USD $3.5 ...