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Social impact groups bolster leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... top award at the recent Banksia Sustainability Awards, appointed a new head of impact. Beverley Brock joins the ethical apparel brand from a background in fundraising for various non-profits including Sisters of Charity Foundation, Dress for Success ...

Slow progress on human rights in business

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... its Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and Gender Benchmark. The human rights benchmark ranked 110 of the world's largest apparel and extractives companies on their corporate human rights performance, while the Gender Benchmark assessed how companies are ...

First Sentier Investors to focus on armed conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... but we had examples of sectors where there were significant issues that we knew were occurring - healthcare supplies and apparel were particularly impacted, so it was a matter of, let's look at all the companies we own in those sectors." "With conflict ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... is so much broader," she said. "In the last 10 years, we've had the pandemic and it's had a huge impact on the apparel sector, and a sector fraught with difficulty has gotten worse. Ausbil head of ESG research Mans Carlsson corroborated the view ...

Centre women in product design, COP26: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... recognised the negative impact surrounding lack of diversity in the workplace and has since boosted sales of its women's apparel by diverse staff who have made its products more inclusive for all. "A lot of these companies are receptive to what I'm saying," ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainable living and technological progress. Circular economy is embedded in most of those categories. "Take, for example, apparel manufacturing," Mascotto said. "Let's say a company has a lot of exposure to carbon emissions, toxic byproducts, labour ...

Investing for the day after tomorrow: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... because the gym is closed and they're buying new leggings, why is it that revenue from womenswear at certain athletic apparel companies is not skyrocketing?" Janus Henderson has engaged with apparel companies such as Nike and Adidas on athleisure, with ...

Investors urge companies to broaden view of modern slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... modern slavery, Turner said. "We note that every company and every supply chain is different and what is relevant to the apparel sector is different for the food and beverage sector," she said. "We don't set these out as expectations of what you need ...

Fashion industry shows action, gaps in ethical sourcing: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... evidence of action in all six areas, but a range of Australia and New Zealand brands, such as Country Road, Glassons, Retail Apparel Group and Kathmandu, were recognised as 2020 top scorers in the report, alongside a of international brands such as Patagonia ...

First Sentier publishes Modern Slavery Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... high level risks in the equity and fixed income investment teams in consumer discretionary - in particular retailers, apparel and technology; health care supplies, energy and construction; and the emerging markets debt team include "countries that are ...
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