Apac countries ‘less transparent’ since pandemic
China continues to be the least transparent major sourcing market
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Fast fashion: External audits needed for retailers and suppliers
Latest podcast episode explores unfair pay in Bangladeshi factories
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Modern slavery risk audits needed in mining supply chains
Effectiveness of anonymous employee or community reporting systems in question
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Big CO2 emitters leave climate risks out of financial reports
Even those that have net-zero targets often fail to call climate risks financially material
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PwC appoints global ESG leader amid growth plans
Plans to grow ESG revenues 10-fold over four years
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FRC outlines corporate governance reforms
Includes drive towards greater ESG reporting and behavioural change
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Asset manager voting on auditing pivotal for net zero
Investors representing more than $100trn in assets have called for all carbon-intensive companies to align their accounting with a sustainable planet
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abrdn abstains from approving Rio Tinto accounts over sexual harassment and racism
Sarasin & Partners also objects to the mining giant’s lack of ESG disclosure
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abrdn abstains from approving Rio Tinto accounts over sexual harassment and racism
Sarasin & Partners also objects to the mining giant’s lack of ESG disclosure
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Investors warn of voting action over climate disclosure failures
IIGCC members including BMO, Rathbones and Sarasin Partners have followed up with 17 of Europe’s largest companies
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Responsible Pathway: External audits are critical in avoiding impact-washing
At the latest Responsible Pathway event, investment managers discussed challenges around providing evidence for impact investing
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Auditors must commit to calling out companies on climate
“It is hard to think of a situation where a robustly independent audit is more vital to society than the climate crisis.”