Tag: Workforce Disclosure Initiative
How UK governance proposals will affect your ESG strategy
Regulation in the pipeline on reporting and governance focuses on ESG, bringing workforce issues to the fore.
Companies ‘failing to demonstrate oversight of vulnerable workers’
Research reveals a lack of data on vulnerable workers in supply chains, despite investor demands for better reporting and oversight.
Workforce disclosures ‘are not providing the data investors want’
Research from the Financial Reporting Council warns that despite greater engagement on workforce disclosures, companies are failing to report on the issues that matter to investors.
Almost half of top investors have gone public with their ESG strategy
A total of 48% of the top 50 global investors have issued position papers on their ESG strategy, although a gap remains between commitments and reality.
Workforce Disclosure Initiative puts pressure on big names
Investor group ShareAction is targeting companies including Walmart, Rio Tinto and Coca-Cola to improve reporting on workforce issues.
Why workforce disclosure is a governance issue
Investors are increasingly interested in the social purpose of companies, with a new focus on the quality of workforce practices and how they should be reported.
More work needed on workforce disclosures
A report from the Workforce Disclosure Initiative shows that while the volume of reporting on worker issues is up, the quality remains variable.
Workforce disclosure – on the agenda and here to stay
Investors are increasingly concerned that the workforces in which they invest are properly supported. A new initiative will provide them with vital information to help ensure they are.