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Varying levels of progress on modern slavery: IAST APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... 40 million people globally, with 70% of that number estimated to be in the Asia-Pacific region, according to data from the ILO and Walk Free. IAST APAC focused on two workstreams in 2021 - policy advocacy, which included sending an investor statement ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... existing Modern Slavery Act. The protocol was established in 2014 as part of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Forced Labour Convention 1930, and the Australian government committed to ratifying it as part of their ILO membership. In ...

Weighing litigation risk of net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Disclosing ESG information brings risks of liability and litigation to companies, and company directors and their investors must be aware of those risks. Recently, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) filed a court case which ...

Australian CSR professionals appear unprepared for Modern Slavery Act: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... managers, 79% thought it was unlikely there is slavery in their organisation's supply chains. "Modern slavery is extensive - the ILO estimates there are 168 million children aged between 5 and 17 years engaged in child labour and over 20 million victims ...

Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... on Business and Human Rights: the International Bill of Human and the principles concerning fundamental rights in the eight ILO core conventions as set out in the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. The Sustainability Report sent ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire Kris Douma

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... spokesperson for economic globalisation, the European Lisbon Process, European services directive, WTO (World Trade Organisation), ILO (International Labour Organisation), corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, accountancy and budget ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... screening primarily based on ESG criteria developed through international bodies such as the UNGC (United Nations Global Compact), ILO (International Labour Organisation), UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and the UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... companies to use frameworks such as GRI, the UNGC, the UNGP on Business and Human Rights, OECD Guidelines, ISO 26000 and the ILO Tripartite Declaration.

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... investors which are calling on brands and retailers to implement the core labour standard of the International Labor Organisation (ILO). Bill Hartnett The statement comes as a response to the series of accidents in Bangladeshi garment factories in the ...

UN Global Compact, GRI most cited CSR instruments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Compact at 32%. Other instruments cited in the sample of public CSR statements included the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines, ISO 26000, the Universal Declaration of ...
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