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Fashion retailers increase reporting of human rights in supply chain: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The fashion industry is increasing its reporting and disclosure of human rights and labour rights issues in their supply chain, with Cotton On Inc, Pacific Brands and APG & Co receiving an A- in Baptist World Aid's 2017 Ethical Fashion Report. The 2017 ...

Government launches inquiry investigating need for Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... legislation similar to the UK Modern Slavery Act would have implications for the way in which Australian companies address labour rights and human rights within their supply chain, experts note that Australian companies that supply British companies ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - the highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report recently recorded a live panel discussion entitled Labour Rights and other ESG issues in Asia, sponsored by Ausbil Investment Management. Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia: The Highlights from The Sustainability Report ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - investment views

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report recently recorded a live panel discussion entitled Labour Rights and other ESG issues in Asia, sponsored by Ausbil Investment Management. Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia: Perspectives from Wim Van Hyfte and Mans ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report recently recorded a live panel discussion entitled Labour Rights and other ESG issues in Asia, sponsored by Ausbil Investment Management. Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia: Presentation by Mans Carlsson-Sweeny from ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... China, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Sri Lanka. China has "come a long way in eradicating some of the worst types of labour rights issues," but some of these issues may be on the rise again, he said. Labour rights issues - and other sustainability risks in ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... its alignment with economic diplomacy, Cope noted. "Our companies have made core commitments to human rights and labour rights and environment and anti-corruption issues," Cope said. "If companies are to be engaged in aid development issues, Global Compact ...

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 ...