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Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... noted that Elevate conducts investigations on the ground in various markets to gain a grounded view on labour and human rights related issues, as well as conducting a data analytics platform to give a global landscape. "We're not seeing results and it's ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... equities portion of the option feature positive and negative screens. It screens out companies involved in labour and human rights abuses, unethical supply chains, fossil fuels, animal cruelty, gender discrimination, tobacco, gambling, palm oil, controversial ...

Diversity, human rights, climate change lead agenda: ASI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... something that we as a house are focused on as well." ASI has also established a global working group on labour and human rights that takes a multi-asset class, multi-regional approach. "Because modern slavery in supply chains is a global issue, we have ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... chain, and are using the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act as a means to widen the discussion to other labour and human rights violations. "When we engage with a company at Ausbil, we often use that mantra - if you are looking at modern slavery ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... revised Governance Guidelines, including practical examples of oversight on key themes of climate change, labour and human rights, corporate culture and tax disclosure. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The Governance Guidelines are an articulation of members' ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... shareholders use them to improve company disclosure on risks associated with sustainability, climate change and labour and human rights." ACSI is recommending the introduction of a non-binding shareholder resolution, maintaining the current threshold ...

Parametric explores integration of responsible investing in peer-constrained world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... implementing strategies such as screening for assets such as fossil fuels, tobacco, controversial weapons, labour and human rights concerns, etc., the impact of screens can have a minimal impact and can be expressed in a variety of ways. "For any given ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... failure, but rather ESG-related issues, such as failures of corporate ethics like bribery and corruption, labour and human rights violations and environmental disasters, he said. Aeby noted that when analysing the severity of ESG-related allegations ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Aeby chief executive officer of RepRisk, said that there is increased concerns around child and forced labour and human rights violations at companies. RepRisk provides a comprehensive database on ESG risks by analysing facts, criticism and controversies ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... allegations some Australian retailers were purchasing clothing from factories in Bangladesh with poor labour and human rights practices. Hartnett also pointed to the recent report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) asserting ...
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