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Sedex notes increasing demand for ethical procurement data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainable supply chain data that allows suppliers to share performance with buyers in areas such as labour, health and safety, environment and business ethics. Buyers that use Sedex access targeted, verified information on material risks while reducing ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... statistic and a breakdown of gender and role were reported across the sector, as well as diversity and workplace health and safety, and the majority of the internally managed REITs have some form of engagement/employment survey in place. "Gender diversity ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... ensuring a fair wage of all workers, publicly disclose all suppliers and the programs in place to ensure worker health and safety, and ensure appropriate governance mechanisms, remedies and compensation are in place for affected workers and their families. ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... measuring disclosure across LHR indicators, finding high levels of reporting into prohibition of discrimination and health and safety and low levels of disclosure of other LHR standards. The 2012 report also found that CS and CD companies had low levels ...

ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Carlsson-Sweeny There are three key risks to the transport sector in 2013 - increased cost of poor occupational health and safety (OH&S) performance, risk of industrial action and corporate governance issues, according to Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, senior ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Woolworths' approach to the risks of problem gambling by its customers lies in stark contrast to how companies manage health and safety risks in the workplace, for example. The measures are to train staff, make machines less visible, support counselling ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... suppliers by asking them to provide information on sustainability practices in areas including occupational health and safety, risk management, human rights, community investment, governance and environmental performance as an automatic part of the tender ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... IM looked at the companies and evaluated them for workforce stability, including top management, and a good health and safety record - a mostly qualitative process. "What we're saying with this, looking at employee scores, is it doesn't mean you can't ...

UNPRI signatories name corporate ESG engagement issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... services, labour standards of direct employees, public contributions and lobbying activities, waste and pollution, health and safety and vote confirmation. See Also: Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... report found that companies were most likely to disclose policies prohibiting discrimination and occupational health and safety, which were disclosed 86% and 90% of the time respectively across all sectors. The least widely protected labour and human ...