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ACSI report finds gaps in ASX200 codes of conduct, whistleblowing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... wonder how rigorously that's being pursued." ACSI defined 13 risks covered in ASX50 codes of conduct as EEO/non-discrimination, safety, gifts, environment, bribery, fraud/corruption, conflict of interest, bulling, human rights, anti-competition/anti-trust ...

Employees in more inclusive workplaces report higher job satisfaction: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... programs, Annese said. Annese also added that the index found that more than one in five Australian workers experienced discrimination or harassment last year alone (22%), with 38% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, Australians with a ...

Vigeo Eiris upgrades three US companies on human rights criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... violations." "The scores of Amazon, Expedia and Microsoft have been upgraded by 10 points on average on the non-discrimination criterion, and by more than 2 points on the criterion about their contribution to the prevention of indirect human rights violations ...

DCA sets agenda for diversity and inclusion in 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... significantly underrepresented" in leadership in Australian organisations, and DCA also pointed to continuing problems of discrimination and harassment at work as an ngoing problem. DCA is in the process of conducting research into how gender, cultural ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... voluntary actions to promote and advance human rights. They include collective bargaining, forced labour and non-discrimination. It is a voluntary initiative, but one that is growing. Our companies are required to report. It's not a compliance initiative ...

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... efforts where they have direct operational control, such as a high importance on occupational health and safety, non-discrimination and diversity and inclusion. Many businesses have aspiration and commitment to address human rights impacts down the supply ...

Government retains gender equity reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... the non-manager occupational categories. The working group will include outgoing WGEA Director Helen Conway, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, Kate Carnell, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dianne Smith-Gander ...

DCA panel addresses employment of people with disabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... limited by what I describe as the soft bigotry of low expectations," said Graeme Innes, former Australian disability discrimination commissioner and chair of the Attitude Foundation, who is a lawyer by training and has been blind since birth. "We don't ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... policy, but only 23% reported human rights in operational guidance notes. Within the labour sector, 83% reported non-discrimination policy, 78% reported equal opportunity, 77% reported freedom to form and join trade unions and 66% had a policy against ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... direct employees, measuring disclosure across LHR indicators, finding high levels of reporting into prohibition of discrimination and health and safety and low levels of disclosure of other LHR standards. The 2012 report also found that CS and CD companies ...