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European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... provide information on strategy, results and risks in six areas - environmental, social and employee-related matters, human rights, anti-corruption and bribery. Additionally, large listed companies will be required to provide information on their diversity ...

UN Global Compact, GRI most cited CSR instruments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines, ISO 26000, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational ...

ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... priority at 59% was managing regulatory impacts and measuring impacts and outcomes of CSR initiatives. Addressing human rights within the sphere of influence and working to combat business corruption were the least nominated challenges, at 27% and 17% ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... strategy, public reporting on implementation application and training in their sensitive sector lending policies and human rights statement, and increasing their lending to lower carbon emission power generation by 15-20% by 2020. The company also noted ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Woolworths is only starting the journey compared to some European chains, but it's a start. Its auditing of suppliers for human rights issues is as comprehensive as could be expected, though the results are shown for 2012 only. If Woolworths audited ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... commonly assured disclosures, followed by labour practices and product responsibility and society, but that assurance of human rights disclosures was only clearly identified in 10% of statements reviewed by the study. "Environmental indicators, including ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... provide information on sustainability practices in areas including occupational health and safety, risk management, human rights, community investment, governance and environmental performance as an automatic part of the tender selection process. "Offshore ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... to move profoundly." However, investing in Asian countries and companies does increase the exposure to issues like human rights abuses and other social issues, making engagement around human rights issues and pressure for improved disclosure and improved ...

Cruelty Free Super celebrates second birthday

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... animal testing, animals and food, fur and animal skins, animals in sport, genetic modification, weapons manufacture, human rights violations, and tobacco production, among other issues. The company's portfolio does look to invest in companies involved ...

Wesfarmers engagement leads to phosphate sourcing change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Wesfarmers uses phosphate in to produce agricultural superphosphate. "Western Sahara is a disputed territory where human rights abuses have been reported," said Tim Macready, Christian Super CIO, in a statement. "Companies doing business in this area ...