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Video: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... reputational risk, which can potentially have a material impact on company earnings and portfolio returns. These violations, supply chain issues and modern slavery just some of the key issues facing investors. Investing and Human Rights - The Highlights ...

Agriculture, food and beverage pose ESG risks: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... great growth area," he said. "While the recall was company-specific, the implications went further. Unlike other supply chain issues, when it comes to what people eat, there is a different tolerance level. People don't want to take a gamble." As with ...

Uncorking economic, environmental benefits of wine on tap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... sommelier services is reduced as emphasis is placed on the customer who needs to know what wines they prefer. In the supply chain wineries can get locked in to providing wine to wine on tap suppliers as middlemen and restaurants and pubs need to avoid ...

KPMG Australia launches supplier code of conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... was developed in conjunction with KPMG Australia's procurement and human resources departments, Sridhar noted. "Our supply chain may not be that complex, but we are conscious that we can have an impact with areas like the buildings we rent, arrangements ...

Baptist World Aid: labour concerns in electronics' supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Forced labour, child labour and exploitation are "significant problems" in the supply chain of the electronics industry, according to the 2016 Electronics Industry Trends report published by Baptist World Aid and Not For Sale. In their second report ...

Less than half of suppliers reporting CO2 data: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... business operations, revenues or expenditures, but less than half of suppliers participating in the CDP's annual supply chain survey have set a target to reduce carbon emissions. CDP has released the Global Supply Chain Report 2016. The report is produced ...

Global Canopy Programme appoints executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Canopy Programme (GCP) has appointed Niki Mardas as executive director. Mardas takes over from Andrew Mitchell, who founded GCP 15 years ago. Mitchell will assume the new role of founder director. Mardas has worked for GCP since 2007, most ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... sustainability people within procurement teams- the whole business about sustainable procurement and sustainable supply chain. That's been on the map for several years, but still an emerging focus in Australia, and we're going to see more attention on ...

ARENA selects 22 projects for $100m funding round

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... significantly below this threshold level." The funding round is "well timed" to drive innovation and reduce solar PV supply chain cost in Australia, Frischknecht said. "It is clear that large-scale solar has the potential to become one of the most competitive ...

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... lack of strategy and processes is partly down to the challenges of traceability of human rights exposures in the supply chain, but partly because human rights have been an issue on the backburner, Black said. "It's only partly because of the traceability ...