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Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... at-risk products (US$169.6 billion). Electronics remained the highest value at-risk product (US$243.6 billion), followed by garments (US$147.9 billion), palm oil (US$19.7 billion), solar panels (US$14.8 billion), and textiles (US$12.7 billion).

Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... be left unaffected. "Most of the concerning environmental claims came from the cosmetic and personal care, textiles, garments and shoes, and food and beverage sector," Mohan said. "However, the ACCC sweep also identified concerning claims across the ...

ACCC investigating greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... surveyed 247 businesses/brands across eight sectors - energy, motor vehicles, electronics and home appliances, textiles, garments and shoes, household and cleaning products, food and beverages, cosmetics and personal care, and takeaway packaging. "Already ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - investment views

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... in Belgium, discuss the investment risks such as labour rights and other ESG issues in the supply chain of the global garments industry in this highlights video. Candriam, like Ausbil, is a New York Life company.

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... the impact of China's new environmental laws, particularly those addressing water scarcity. "If you look at prices on garments, they haven't even tracked [consumer price inflation] CPI," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "That's a starting point - how could the ...

Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... worthwhile due to its consolidation of its ranges and Just Group (Premier Investments) might have sufficient volumes for basic garments." The report weighed the lower labour costs of Bangladeshi factories against the fact that a minimum wage that doesn't ...

ETI to focus on collaborative supply chain initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... programmes of work in each supply chain, and we have already started this process for sandstone sourced from Rajasthan and garments from southern India," ETI said in its annual review. "Each will target the underlying factors that keep workers trapped ...
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