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Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Increased environmental and social activism by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the rising importance of human and labour rights as a social issue for companies and a divergence between considerations of governance and social and environmental ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... done by Maplecroft. "A strong legal and regulatory environment, high standards of health and education, respect for labour rights and access to quality infrastructure all contribute to economic growth, which promotes stability," the paper said. "Control ...

Corporate sustainability commitments rise, CSR action lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... policies are consistent with past years - 69% for overall corporate codes and 27% for specific human rights codes. On labour rights, the majority of signatories are implementing policies linked to the global compact labour principles. Anti-corruption ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... materials, consumer staples, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors notably have the highest frequency of labour rights controversies. The materials, utilities and energy sectors, as well as the telecommunications and industrials sectors also ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... reflecting that companies are just beginning to get their heads around managing around those upstream social things - the labour rights stuff and the human rights stuff. I think for a lot of Australian business, at least in my experience, they assume ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... The group also detailed its ethical sourcing policy, which "includes four key risk areas: bribery and corruption; labour rights; working conditions; and environmental compliance," according to the report. Woolworths explained that suppliers are expected ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... opportunity and workplace diversity policies and practices, workplace health and safety practices, labour relations and labour rights. ACSI also recommends disclosure on stakeholder relationship management, customer satisfaction rates and how they are ...
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