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Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... mining companies have robust whistleblowing systems in place. In early 2025, BHP initiated an investigation into alleged corruption in its Queensland operations following whistleblower allegations, leading to the termination of several contractors. This ...

Funds SA loses ESG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... This gig followed a three-year stint at Citi as an analyst in equities research looking at remuneration, bribery and corruption, carbon footprinting, safety, slavery and human rights and their impacts on Australian listed companies. Previously, Quintal ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... ISS ESG, noted that while modern slavery is hard to detect in portfolios, investors should assess risk factors like corruption, inequality and poverty. "Certain countries are more vulnerable to modern slavery risks. But so are certain industries even ...

Proxy voting targets DEI and pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... according to Boston Consulting Group. It also reduces the risk of governance-related controversies, including bribery, corruption and fraud, according to MSCI. Paulson also said executive pay is in the firing line for proxy voting. According to the Economic ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability. The social considerations are likely to include "key aspects of good corporate governance including anti-corruption, international human rights, and considerations around First Nations rights and cultural heritage," she said.

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... pollution, deforestation, and resource depletion." "Factors that determine the quality of governance are executive pay, corruption, board composition, board diversity, board structure, political affiliations and tax strategies." The study found that ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Phulki runs an anonymous worker hotline. Preannounced audits, or outsourcing to local auditing programs, can result in corruption and put workers at risk if they speak out. Companies should also strengthen relationships with local worker unions and labour ...

UN Global Compact Network Australia hires executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... align their operations and strategies with the UN Guiding Principles in human rghts, labour, environment, and anti-corruption and also delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "We were looking for someone with a mix of skills - broad leadership ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and they avoid investing in companies that are associated with corruption or doing business with oppressive regimes. However, Janus Henderson's Global Sustainable Equity Strategy invests in ...

Uncovering value in ESG improvers: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... data security and improvements to that as well as the necessity of them to elevate their policies around bribery/anti-corruption. Through engagements on those issues and others, Pengana expressed their concerns over employee satisfaction and employment ...
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