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First Sentier publishes Modern Slavery Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... debt team include "countries that are marked by conflict, have repressive regimes in place and rely heavily on migrant labour." Going forward, as Australian companies begin reporting their own modern slavery exposures, teams that invest in assets outside ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... ETF exclude shares of certain companies whose conduct contravenes the principles of the UN Global Compact pertaining to labour rights, human rights, environment and anti-corruption. Its benchmark is the FTSE Australia 300 Choice index, and the management ...

ESG scores linked to higher stock valuation: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... relative to asset class, Chopra noted. During 2020, the relative materiality of greenhouse gas emissions has fallen, whereas labour practices, employee health and safety, and supply chain management has increased in importance. However, climate risk ...

Substantial investment needed for sustainable infrastructure: RARE Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... more marginal benefit to the green infrastructure theme, but they're using local materials, local aggregates, local labour, local contracting companies, and thereby stimulating local economies and communities, which is critical to pulling us out ...

Do founder-led listed companies outperform on E, S and G metrics?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Mascotto compared those companies to the MSCI Human Capital score, which looks at issues like supply chain management, labour management, employee health and safety and other concerns. "The conclusion is interesting in that there is not a statistically ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... impacts of climate change with COVID-19 recovery efforts. "Mitigating the risks of climate change and making our economy, labour market, infrastructure, workplaces, supply chains, communities and homes more resilient will require substantial, sustained ...

Walk Free launches human rights toolkit for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... toolkit to help business and investors take action to improve human rights standards in their supply chains and combat forced labour, human trafficking and other forms of modern slavery. (Image courtesy of Walk Free) The launch is timed to help businesses ...

Digital human rights rise up the agenda post-COVID-19: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... their human capital well, so if jobs are being replaced, they should try to educate staff, make sure that they have good labour practices in place. That is the only thing that we can ask companies to do." Robeco signed a global investor statement asking ...

Poor disclosure around labour hire workforce in listed companies: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... listed companies in the mining, construction, and commercial cleaning sectors have made no material disclosure about their labour hire and/or contracting workforce in annual reporting documents, according to research from the Australasian Centre for ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... implications for those that can't separate out, which could mean transmission to rural communities." A significant impact on labour in the agriculture sector could disrupt food security in Australia, Hepworth said. Workers on farms are seeking information ...