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Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... the ability to attract and retain staff," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "You have similar repercussions to breaches in health and safety. When you look at health and safety, there are direct costs, but there are also indirect impacts as well."

Materiality analysis helps define sustainability issues: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... sectors. According to the report, investors and companies in the mining sector both agreed that occupational health and safety, communities, and labour are material, while in the metals sector companies and investors cited occupational health and safety ...

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... cosmetic purposes; having unacceptable environmental management practices; or having unacceptable occupational health and safety practices." The fund has a sustainability committee to give advice, which is made up of two independent members and two Altius ...

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... focus human rights efforts where they have direct operational control, such as a high importance on occupational health and safety, non-discrimination and diversity and inclusion. Many businesses have aspiration and commitment to address human rights ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... change commitments is driven by moral considerations and domestic considerations as well - Qi Ye said that public health and safety issues around air pollution and health have become social and political issues in China. "[It is] a social problem and ...

UCA Funds Management to convert funds to MIS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... shop that's as social enterprise that's run by a church with a big sign out front saying, beware - the same health and safety standards that apply to the coffee shop down the road don 't apply here [because] we're a church-owned enterprise." Registering ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... are not diversified in their projects, Vernon noted. In that same vein, Vernon also touched on occupational health and safety (OH&S), a management issue in its own right, but also an issue that impacts on things like social license to operate. "You have ...

ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... of ASX200 financial companies and 75% of mining and utilities companies have commitments to workplace mental health and safety, but barely one third publicly disclose information on the effectiveness of those programs, according to research published ...

Women on Boards tracks gender diversity gains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... momentum behind making gender diversity a governance concern to other governance issues such as occupational health and safety. "The issue is now becoming far more mainstream," she said. "It's becoming one they can't ignore, like health and safety. People ...

ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... and applying those concepts to E and S issues." "For example, in the E and S space, you could fit occupational health and safety in under the social as part of it and include it in the OFR," Chioatto said. "Every company in the extractive industry sees ...