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Biodiversity loss, climate front of mind for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... exposed to palm oil, rubber, and pulp and paper, the report found. Human rights violations, including forced and child labour, and Indigenous displacement, have been identified in deforestation-linked business activities. For food product issuers in ...

Green Moves: S&P, SBTi, Macquarie, Anti-Slavery Commissioner

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Council of Australia after a decade at the helm. "I am so proud of everything that we have achieved to make the Australian labour market more inclusive," Annese said. "I am looking forward to my next chapter as incoming CEO at Chief Executive Women." ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... three Scopes of carbon emissions, target Cleaning Accountability Framework certification, and promote best practice ethical labour practices. Sustainability performance will be tracked using the Green Building Council of Australia's new Green Star ...

ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Research on Australian companies' actions are now laid bare, with Monash University finding disclosure practices on labour rights abuses improved significantly since they were made mandatory in 2020 under The Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018. ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Titan International Group's Egypt cement plants after a community complaint was made over pollution, livelihood losses, labour violations, and child health issues. It exited while the complaint process was ongoing. Then in 2022, IFC divested its US$13.5 ...

Raising the bar on gold integrity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... New Guines, Ghana and Burkina Faso rely on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). ASGM is where the majority of labour abuses and environmental harm occurs, out of sight from members of the World Gold Council, says Heymann. "Our members care about ...

Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Ausbil has emerged as a key leader in Australia's push against labour exploitation. Ausbil Investment Management's high-profile ESG lead Måns Carlsson has been re-elected as a member of the NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner's Advisory Panel for the 2024-2025 ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... core APAC markets in Australia, China and Japan. Osaki previously worked at EY. UN PRI is currently seeking to bolster its labour resources and looking for experts in policy frameworks for sustainable investment, including the economic transition and ...

Modern slavery: Time for more action

MANS CARLSSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... modern slavery as eight types of serious exploitation: trafficking in persons; slavery; servitude; forced marriage; forced labour; debt bondage; deceptive recruiting for labour or services; and the worst forms of child labour. Under the worst forms of ...

Equality backslides for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... and stability." The Human Development Index notes this downward spiral began with the COVID-19 pandemic and associated labour and supply chain challenges. Climate change will only serve to exacerbate the problem, Netto said. "Resilient societies will ...