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Surge in executive support for sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... considers ESG ratings of suppliers during supplier selection but only 38% saying they only work with suppliers who pay a living wage. Notably, the report found a gap between executives and consumers when it comes to perceptions of greenwashing. 17% of ...

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... focusing on five core areas where we believe business can have the biggest impact - gender equality, climate action, living wage, water resilience and finance and investment." The Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA) reinforces ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... believe governments and companies should be responsible for eradicating forced labour, child labour, and ensuring a fair living wage. "This report shows that Australians are increasingly aware and care about the ethical practices of the brands they buy ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 to exploitation. "If you are not on a living wage ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... further pointed to the "significant gap" between wages for many workers in the apparel sector in Bangladesh and the living wage - the amount of money people need to survive. "The pandemic has impacted vulnerable workers who were further exposed," she ...

Identifying female leadership as driver of value: Vontobel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... into the workplace for mothers, and ensuring women across developing market operations and supply chains are paid a living wage, Roc-Sennett said. These are all points to be raised in engagements with companies, Roc-Sennett said. "We tend to reach out ...

ASX300 action on modern slavery "lagging"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... "But there are issues like offshoring support services - customer support, IT - to countries where payment below a living wage and interference with workers' ability to unionise are key risks, for example." Finally, the report finds "examples of ...

Climate, modern slavery areas of engagement: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... said. "ANZ is one we have seen a lot of progress on what they're doing, and in a lot of areas as well, including living wage, remediation, overseas companies and the like." Ethical Partners selected Bega as its second case study because the agricultural ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... challenging companies to publish data on a broad range of issues including human rights, climate change, gender balance and living wage - alongside the core governance questions of board calibre, board independence, and executive pay structure." But ...

BIG W joins Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
BIG W has joined the Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages (ACT). BIG W, a division of Woolworths Group, joined ACT in March 2020 and will collaborate with ACT members to drive progress in improving wages in the global garment and footwear ...
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