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Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Fund and its JAADE Australian Private Assets fund. From 18 September, it now takes a bespoke approach to integrated of labour standards and social, environmental or ethical considerations. The asset manager clarified that it "does not employ a fixed ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... trapped in modern slavery in NSW. Agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional areas, as well as labour hire companies, are prime offenders, and are draining inadequately resourced community service providers. That's according ...

Super gap to close in 2042

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... charge from the front." However, women still often choose lower paying careers and continue to shoulder most unpaid domestic labour. "Both require attitudinal change," AMP chief economist Shane Oliver said this starts in early childhood.

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... failing to exert influence over these companies to address human rights abuses. Alleged violations include forced unpaid labour under threat of solitary confinement, and water and food deprivation. UBS claims there is "no direct link" between its operations ...

Help on the way for hidden supply chain slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... is reputational damage. Australia's criminal code recognises slavery practices as including: slavery, servitude, forced labour, deceptive recruitment, forced marriage, debt bondage, human trafficking, child trafficking and domestic trafficking. There ...

Ancient ideas fuel new strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing at the centre. Priority areas include climate and resilience, human rights and labour, data security, integrity and business ethics, and responsible lending and investing. IBA chair Eddie Fry, a Dagoman ...

Gender gap to close in 134 years: World Economic Forum

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... region's economic participation and opportunity score improved to 71.7%, though significant disparities remained in labour-force participation and workforce representation between countries. While educational and health outcomes were strong, political ...

ISS ESG tackles modern slavery exposure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... financiers screen for and disclose portfolio risk. Investors increasingly face regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny regarding the labour practices of their holdings. Issues like forced labour, child labour and human trafficking can be difficult to identify ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability performance targets, which include metrics such as emissions intensity, waste reduction, water consumption, and labour certification. These targets are in line with ISPT's ESG framework, which focuses on key areas such as climate change ...

Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... 510,000 increase in 2023-24 - continues to drive housing demand, necessitating an additional 200,000 homes. "ABS data for the labour force and overseas arrivals and departures suggests upside risk to these population projections, and hence, upside risk ...