Chap 4 Test Flashcards
- Which social megatrends are important to consider within the investment analysis?
(c) Automation, globalisation and longevity.
- What is an example of an internal and an external social factor?
(b) Internal: health and safety; external: social opportunities.
- Why is a (social) materiality assessment important?
Not all countries, sectors and companies are affected equally by the different social megatrends and social factors.
- What is meant with the concept of a just transition?
(b) A transition that shares the financial and social burden in a fair way.
- What is the FAIRR initiative?
(d) It focuses on the increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistance.
- The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
(c) is a comprehensive set of government-backed recommendations on responsible business
conduct.
- What does ‘offshoring’ mean?
(c) Moving company production to low income countries.
- What kinds of cases require Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC)?
(a) Developments on ancestral land or the use of resources of a territory owned by indigenous people.
- What does the Access to Medicine Index analyse?
(a) How pharmaceutical companies are addressing access to medicine in low- to middle-income countries.
- What is the increase in automation and AI most associated with?
(d) Future employment losses in the transportation sector.
- What is the platform on living wage?
(d) A platform of investors that encourage investee companies to address the non-payment of living wage in their supply chains.
Which of the following are included in labour rights?
(c) Abolition of forced labour; equal remuneration; and protection against worst forms of child
labour.
- What does the corporate human rights benchmark look at?
(d) It looks at the policies, processes and practices of corporations on human rights.
- What has been happening to Income inequality over the last few decades?
(c) It has been growing, which has a negative effect on the economy.
- Which of the following are examples of internal and external social factors?
(c) Internal: forced labour; external: controversial sourcing.
