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Apply a holistic ESG lens to emerging markets: PGIM Fixed Income

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Income. Emerging market investment presents unique political challenges as well as economic challenges due to insufficient labour and raw materials, high inflation or deflation, unregulated markets, and unsound monetary policies, noted PGIM Fixed Income ...

High modern slavery risk to ASX 300: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... also where those risks have materialised into impact - through potential involvement in modern slavery controversies or labour rights controversies more generally." According to ISS ESG data, approximately 30% of the ASX 300 are linked to 5 or more products ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian government recently ratified the Forced Labour Protocol, committing the federal government to enhanced responses to one of the sources of modern labour. The ratification, which occurred before the May 14 Federal election was called, brings ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... (APAC), Elevate. Bond noted that Elevate conducts investigations on the ground in various markets to gain a grounded view on labour and human rights related issues, as well as conducting a data analytics platform to give a global landscape. "We're not ...

ESG drivers rising up M&A strategy agenda: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... possible to triangulate where there appears to be an absence of modern slavery related issues through data analysis and labour workforce analysis. All those tools are being used to confirm as much as possible. "It's not completely foolproof and we are ...

Cyber security, COVID and climate change cap CEO concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... months before the pandemic. CEOs were more concerned by cybersecurity risk, health, including COVID-19 and its impact on the labour markets, and climate change risks than they were about the impact of macroeconomic volatility when it comes to business ...

ASX300 action on modern slavery "lagging"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Bartram said. "What we're looking at is the structural factors that leave workers vulnerable to modern slavery - poor labour protections, poorly enforced regulation, lack of social security for workers, corruption." Bartram said the report establishes ...

American Century outlines 2022 sustainability priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... linked to a future, sustainable economy, said American Century head of ESG and sustainable investing Sarah Bratton Hughes. "Labour is the ultimate scarce resource," Hughes said. "We've seen in the US over 20 million workers leave their jobs in the second ...

American Century launches small cap fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... governance practices and seeks to avoid companies that do not meet fundamental responsibilities, including in human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption as well as avoiding companies with exposure to controversial weapons, cluster munitions ...

ASX companies not disclosing labour hire risks: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
A minority of ASX-listed companies are reporting on their labour hire, contracting and outsourcing workforce arrangements, which poses a risk in assessing the long-term viability of workforce strategies. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility ...