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Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Only 14% of ASX200 companies have formal policies addressing labour and human rights issues, despite the index's heavy weighting towards sectors with high frequency and/or severity of labour and human rights controversies, according to a new report ...

GBST, CAER to offer quantitative ESG data tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... attached to that a daily alert that includes anything that fits within the 12 rating factors and added to that are the human rights issues. We deliver that as part of the service. We will deliver the factors against every ASX 300 ranking and deliver ...

Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... two indicators. For example, instead of gathering information from the front lines of a company's operations, where human rights issues are very important, they talk about those issues at headquarters, where the issues aren't as relevant. For the credibility ...

International human rights law impacts Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Australian companies are exposed to risks stemming from human rights issues, and should be aware of international laws and frameworks creating obligations or pressure to set, implement and monitor human rights policies. Although there is not one set ...

Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Australia, a multi-party organisation made up of human rights, aid, faith-based and environmental organisations, is pressing for regulatory changes that will cause oil, gas and mining companies to disclose payments made to ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... is considering the transparency of payments, but there's an opportunity there." On the social side, the issue of human rights risks is engendering debate, but again, financial analysts are struggling to translate concerns over how companies are exposed ...

Companies testing labour, human rights supply chain standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... set of key performance indicators (KPIs) assessing operational and reputational risks associated with labour and human rights factors in corporate supply chains. The KPIs have been developed with the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and Harvard Law School's ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... launched in May 2013. In 2011, GRI published G3.1, an interim update that included additional guidances on gender, human rights and local communities. "The issues covered in G3.1 are also relevant for large multi and transnational companies that operate ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... the debate could evolve into a wider question of social justice, in line with rising emphasis on social issues like human rights. "The top priority, based on over 300 survey responses to our State of CSR in Australia report, is managing regulatory impacts ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Investors (ACSI) reporting ASX200 companies significantly lag their global peers in the development of labour and human rights (LHR) policies for their supply chain. The Net Balance report examined ASX100's public social and environmental disclosures ...