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Labour & Human Rights
Standards in Corporate
       Australia
Policy & disclosure across the ASX200
 Do ASX200 companies disclose their policies on
labour and human rights standards?

 Does this include child labour? Freedom from
discrimination? Or the right to collective bargaining?

 Do you want to know?
Impacts of labour and human rights
breaches and conflicts are varied and wide
ranging...
Globally, 6 out of 10 GICS sectors have a
high frequency/severity of recorded labour
and human rights controversies....
INCIDENCE/SEVERITY OF LABOUR & HUMAN RIGHTS CONTROVERSIES BY
GLOBAL SECTOR
55% of the ASX200 index is weighted in sectors with high
frequency/severity of labour and human rights
controversies. Roughly a further 20% in sectors with
moderately high frequency/severity of labour and human
rights controversies...
               SECTOR COMPOSITION OF THE ASX200 ( EX-
     TRUSTS)        Information          Telecommunicatio     Consumer Staples
                    Technology               n Services             4%
                        2%                      2%
                                                                    Utilities
                                                                      4%
                                                                                 Health Care
                                                                                     5%
                             Materials
                              28%
                                                                                   Energy
                                                                                    11%

                                                             Consumer
               Industrials                                  Discretionary
                  16%                                            14%
                                         Financials
                                            14%
Prohibition of discrimination and OH&S is a widely
protected right among ASX200 companies. However
policies on broader labour and human rights standards,
such as the prohibition of forced labour, freedom of
association & the right to collective bargaining, are rare...




         EXISTENCE OF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED
         POLICY COMMITMENTS BY ASX200
         COMPANIES.
Even where there are disclosed policies, the
application of these policies to those in
precarious employment, joint venture
partners or suppliers is not widely cited...




      EXISTENCE OF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED
      POLICY COMMITMENTS BY ASX200
      COMPANIES.
Supply-Chain Labour
  & Human Rights
The ASX200 & Global Company
Policies
 What do ASX200 companies disclose about their
global supply-chain policies?

 Do they offer the same protections as their global
peers on human rights? Forced labour?

 How do they compare?
ASX200 companies also do not measure up
to global counterparts when it comes to
disclosing labour and human rights policies
across their supply-chains...




      SUPPLY-CHAIN LABOUR AND HUMAN RIGHTS
      POLICIES  ASX200 VERSUS A GLOBAL
      SAMPLE OF 2,508 OF LARGE PUBLICLY LISTED
      COMPANIES.
ASX200 companies also perform poorly
when it comes to IMPLEMENTATION of
labour and human rights policies across
their supply-chains...




      IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLY-CHAIN LABOUR
      AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES  ASX200
      VERSUS A GLOBAL SAMPLE OF 2,508 OF
      LARGE PUBLICLY LISTED COMPANIES.
Australia lags regional counterparts in
disclosing supply-chain labour and human
rights policies for a number of areas...




      SUPPLY-CHAIN LABOUR AND HUMAN RIGHTS
      POLICIES  AUSTRALIA VERSUS REGIONAL
      COUNTERPARTS IN EUROPE, US AND ASIA
      PACIFIC.
Regional counterparts also perform better
than Australia in IMPLEMENTATION of
supply-chain labour and human rights
policies...




      IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLY-CHAIN LABOUR
      AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES  AUSTRALIA
      VERSUS REGIONAL COUNTERPARTS IN
      EUROPE, US AND ASIA PACIFIC.
Want to find out more?

For further information or to
download the report go to:


www.lucrf.com.au or www.acsi.org.au

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  • 1. Labour & Human Rights Standards in Corporate Australia
  • 2. Policy & disclosure across the ASX200 Do ASX200 companies disclose their policies on labour and human rights standards? Does this include child labour? Freedom from discrimination? Or the right to collective bargaining? Do you want to know?
  • 3. Impacts of labour and human rights breaches and conflicts are varied and wide ranging...
  • 4. Globally, 6 out of 10 GICS sectors have a high frequency/severity of recorded labour and human rights controversies.... INCIDENCE/SEVERITY OF LABOUR & HUMAN RIGHTS CONTROVERSIES BY GLOBAL SECTOR
  • 5. 55% of the ASX200 index is weighted in sectors with high frequency/severity of labour and human rights controversies. Roughly a further 20% in sectors with moderately high frequency/severity of labour and human rights controversies... SECTOR COMPOSITION OF THE ASX200 ( EX- TRUSTS) Information Telecommunicatio Consumer Staples Technology n Services 4% 2% 2% Utilities 4% Health Care 5% Materials 28% Energy 11% Consumer Industrials Discretionary 16% 14% Financials 14%
  • 6. Prohibition of discrimination and OH&S is a widely protected right among ASX200 companies. However policies on broader labour and human rights standards, such as the prohibition of forced labour, freedom of association & the right to collective bargaining, are rare... EXISTENCE OF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED POLICY COMMITMENTS BY ASX200 COMPANIES.
  • 7. Even where there are disclosed policies, the application of these policies to those in precarious employment, joint venture partners or suppliers is not widely cited... EXISTENCE OF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED POLICY COMMITMENTS BY ASX200 COMPANIES.
  • 8. Supply-Chain Labour & Human Rights
  • 9. The ASX200 & Global Company Policies What do ASX200 companies disclose about their global supply-chain policies? Do they offer the same protections as their global peers on human rights? Forced labour? How do they compare?
  • 10. ASX200 companies also do not measure up to global counterparts when it comes to disclosing labour and human rights policies across their supply-chains... SUPPLY-CHAIN LABOUR AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES ASX200 VERSUS A GLOBAL SAMPLE OF 2,508 OF LARGE PUBLICLY LISTED COMPANIES.
  • 11. ASX200 companies also perform poorly when it comes to IMPLEMENTATION of labour and human rights policies across their supply-chains... IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLY-CHAIN LABOUR AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES ASX200 VERSUS A GLOBAL SAMPLE OF 2,508 OF LARGE PUBLICLY LISTED COMPANIES.
  • 12. Australia lags regional counterparts in disclosing supply-chain labour and human rights policies for a number of areas... SUPPLY-CHAIN LABOUR AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES AUSTRALIA VERSUS REGIONAL COUNTERPARTS IN EUROPE, US AND ASIA PACIFIC.
  • 13. Regional counterparts also perform better than Australia in IMPLEMENTATION of supply-chain labour and human rights policies... IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLY-CHAIN LABOUR AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLICIES AUSTRALIA VERSUS REGIONAL COUNTERPARTS IN EUROPE, US AND ASIA PACIFIC.
  • 14. Want to find out more? For further information or to download the report go to: www.lucrf.com.au or www.acsi.org.au