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5th March 2020
Submission: OECD Review of Country-by-Country Reporting
ACCR has commented on the review of the OECD’s Country-by-Country Reporting (BEPS Action 13) framework. The review is an opportunity to make significant improvements to the integrity of national and international tax systems.
Read More12th February 2020
Submission: Unlawful underpayment of Employees' Remuneration Inquiry
ACCR and LUCRF Super have published a joint submission to the Inquiry on the Unlawful Underpayment of Employee’s Remuneration. ACCR and LUCRF Super support regulatory changes that would facilitate the uptake of multi-stakeholder arrangements involving suppliers, lead companies, workers and worker representatives, to mitigate modern slavery, underpayments, and other labour risks.
Read More12th June 2019
Submission: Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety: Workforce Submissions
ACCR and Ethical Partners provided input on the discussion regarding the Aged Care workforce and on how to ensure service providers develop a culture of strong governance and workforce leadership. We believe that a considerable change in the business model, transparency and disclosure, staffing, training, monitoring and codes of conduct in this sector is required in order to consider future investment in the sector.
Read More1st June 2019
Workforce Disclosures Across The ASX 100
Despite growing investor interest in workforce issues, engagement on these issues is hindered by poor reporting. This report analyses how Australian-listed companies are currently reporting on key workforce issues, including employee turnover, new hires, workforce composition, and health and safety.
Read More1st June 2019
Submission: The regulation of lobbying access and influence in NSW (‘Operation Eclipse’)
A large part of ACCR’s work involves scrutinising the lobbying activities of Australian listed companies, as well as the industry associations that represent listed companies on various issues. ACCR has made a submission to The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)'s inquiry into Lobbying conduct and regulation in NSW.
Read More1st May 2019
Vote Like You Mean It: A study of the proxy voting records of Australia’s largest super funds in 2018
ACCR has analysed the proxy voting records of Australia’s 50 largest superannuation funds in 2018, on 260 shareholder proposals on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues across Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States (US).
Read More1st May 2019
Measuring “decent work”: workforce indicators and their relevance for investors
There is increasing recognition of the importance of the workforce in delivering the long-term strategic objectives for a company. This briefing note outlines the financial, reputational, procurement and legal risks which may derive from a failure by companies and investors to properly engage on workforce issues.
Read More17th April 2019
Briefing Note: Managing Imported Asbestos in Australian Supply Chains
Asbestos is still imported into Australia, despite an official ban. This briefing note describes how additional “workforce oversight” is essential in identifying asbestos which has made its way onto Australian worksites.
Read More1st March 2019
Social risk and decent work in the health care sector
ACCR has published the first report in a series looking at the interrelationship between decent work and company performance. This report identifies the links between workforce issues and operational performance in the pharmaceutical distribution sector. It focuses on two ASX 200 companies in this sector: Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (API), and Sigma Healthcare Ltd. (SIG).
Read More1st September 2018
Responsible investment policies and related voting transparency of selected Australian asset owners and fund managers
This report analyses the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies, proxy voting policies and proxy voting disclosure records of 56 large Australian funds/fund managers.
Read More1st June 2018
Report on social equity – related proxy voting in the US
This report examines shareholder resolution proposals and outcomes on four social equity issues: gender, sexual orientation, race and disability.
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