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Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... engaging more seriously on the whole issue of transparency and best practice to address supply chain concern for vulnerable people." The report found that 37% of companies have published a complete list of suppliers at the final stage of production ...

Future IM/Pact signs two new partners, launches student events

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... alongside other industry leaders to raise the profile of this profession and provide meaningful opportunities for young people to get a foot in the door." Kristen Edmond, Macquarie Securities head of research, cited the opportunity to work alongside ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Slavery Act in Australia- has also been an area of focus for Ausbil. Ausbil noted that according to the UN, 40 million people, worldwide, live in modern slavery conditions, with an estimated 24.9 million of these in forced labour. It is estimated that ...

Right Seat, Right Table, a guide for aspiring board members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... contemporary boardroom." It's an extension of the work that Paul does with the Future Directors Institute, which trains people for their first board positions. "It's just a culmination of the last couple of years with Future Directors," Smith said. "We've ...

Raiz Invest partners with UNSW on machine-learning technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... of Amazon's algorithm that shows that one item is often purchased with another item, and Netflix's recommendation that people who watched one show often watched another. "We're hoping to punch above our weight on research," Lucas said. "UNSW has a lot ...

Corporate culture a factor in stock selection: WCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... particularly if it's a materials/industrial firm, then digging in beyond that, to make sure there's a common thread aligning the people in an organisation from the top to the bottom," Kelly said. "We do due diligence on many different people within a ...

ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... organsations with revenue greater than $100 million to publicly report on their exposures to modern slavery. More than 40 million people globally are living and working in slave-like conditions, according to the International Labour Organization. Of ...

Teachers Mutual Bank receives RIAA certification for products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... teachers, firefighters and emergency workers, and from next week we will have a new brand which is looking after nurses and people like that in the health industry. Those are professions that attract ethical, socially responsible people and I think it's ...

Zuper Super launches Wealthness hub to educate, engage member base

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... of financial wellbeing. Zuper Super launched last year, and Wealthness is designed focus on life factors that impact on people's ability to make money and build financial freedom, including saving for retirement as well as other financial goals. "Wealthness ...

Big data, ESG ratings can combine to unlock investment return: TruValue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... found that companies with strong ESG ratings trade at high multiples already... It's already priced in. so what a lot of people are interested in is a moderate level of ESG performance, a medium ranking and increasing momentum towards moving into the ...