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The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions, varying standards of corporate governance and concerns over issues like occupational health and safety, worker rights and other considerations. The MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders index has outperformed the wider MSCI Emerging Markets index ...

Climate, worker rights rise up ESG agenda: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Greenhouse gas emissions and worker rights/modern slavery are the two most important areas of ESG focus for Australian listed companies in the near future, according to new research from Perennial Value Management. Perennial has released the results ...

BIG W joins Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... achieve living wages for workers through collective bargaining at industry level linked to purchasing practices. The Worker Rights Consortium have developed a list tracking how global brands are responding to maintaining their supply chains during the ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... force majeure, by doing so, factories are stranded holding raw materials, and worker layoffs are inevitable. The Worker Rights Consortium have developed a list tracking how global brands are responding to maintaining their supply chains during the coronavirus ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... policies in place to address social issues including diversity and equal opportunity, forced labour, safety, and worker rights. Meanwhile, 85% of participants measure and monitor the impact of their operations on communities, with the aim to reduce negative ...

Baptist World Aid: labour concerns in electronics' supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... vertically integrate the operations." Baptist World Aid will use the report to engage with both companies to uphold worker rights and with policy-makers as they grapple with the human rights issues in companies' supply chain. Nimbalker pointed to legislation ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... apply ESG valuations to their investment process might consider whether companies have adequate policies to maintain worker rights and safety in their supply chain and make valuation decisions accordingly. Non-governmental organisations such as Oxfam ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... apply ESG valuations to their investment process might consider whether companies have adequate policies to maintain worker rights and safety in their supply chain, the Citi report noted. Carlsson-Sweeny last year wrote a report for AMP Capital that ...
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