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PRI signatories develop farmland principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... managers/operators to conduct environmental assessments to identify relevant impacts and risk; to identify relevant labour and human rights risks and impacts and to implement measures to address those risks; to implement processes for land acquisitions ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... proactive about managing it. I would hope that it's a wake-up call. The supply chain isn't just about managing carbon or human rights - there are all sorts of rights to be managed." At the NTCA, various stakeholder interactions that already occur will ...

ANZ files report for United Nations Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... is a voluntary business initiative in which signatories commit to aligning their operations and strategies with 10 human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption principles. There are more than 8700 signatories around the world. In its report ...

OECD guidelines to promote more responsible business conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... multinational enterprises (MNEs). The updated Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises state that MNEs should respect human rights in every country in which they operate. Companies should also respect environmental and labour standards, and have appropriate ...

GRI releases new standards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... Reporting Initiative (GRI ) has updated its sustainability guidance to enhance reporting of operations impacting on human rights, gender and community. The new version, 3.1, is touted as improvements that strengthen expansiveness of reporting guidelines ...