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Members beef up ESG checks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... (52%) say they don't want their money funding armed conflict, and 48% want to avoid negative social impacts like labour rights abuse (up from 40% in 2022). Animal cruelty is rising in the minds of investors, with 66% now saying they want to avoid it ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... slavery risk not included FS Sustainability understands the review will fall short of discussing modern slavery and labour rights risks as it did not come up in consultation. It was recently revealed that leading carbon trading platform South Pole sold ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... and due diligence. "You want to check the policies of the company towards Indigenous rights, wider human rights, labour rights," he said. "You would want to see evidence of policies that they respect, enforce, audit and apply from their own operations ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... very fine line between what is modern slavery legally and technically defined on the one hand, and human rights or labour rights issues." He said workers on or below a living wage, while not technically defined as modern slavery, are particularly vulnerable ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... achieved outcomes when it comes to human rights. However, Turner said, "safety is such a low bar to be aiming for." "Labour rights 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 ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... milestone while opening new themes." This year, themes to be closed off include climate transition of financials, labour rights in a post-COVID world, human rights due diligence for conflict affected and high risks areas, cyber security, and corporate ...

First Super taps IFM Investors for ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... indexed international equities strategy that prioritises strong performance on ESG with a focus on governance and labour rights. The new strategy is designed to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global (ex-Australia) publicly listed companies ...

High modern slavery risk to ASX 300: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... where those risks have materialised into impact - through potential involvement in modern slavery controversies or labour rights controversies more generally." According to ISS ESG data, approximately 30% of the ASX 300 are linked to 5 or more products ...

Oxfam Australia calls for stronger climate action amid GDP risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... containing global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius. "We're advocating that governments work closely with labour rights movements, affected workers, their communities as well as working with women to identify diversified economic activities ...

Brokers recognised for excellence in ESG research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... chair of ESG Research Australia. "The uptick in research focused on issues surrounding modern slavery, human and labour rights, and First Nations peoples' rights mirrors prominent events that have taken place over the last 12 months like the destruction ...
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