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Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... week, Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs Jason Wood MP announced the Australian government will extend the deadline for entities due to lodge statements in 2020 under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 by three months. ...

Property Council of Australia develops platform for modern slavery data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... modern slavery exposures in operations and supply chain. Robin Mellon, CEO of Better Sydney and member of the Australian government's Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group The collaborative group, which includes Vicinity, Dexus, Mirvac and others, have ...

The role of finance has never been more important: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... ambassador for the environment at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT. "Before the crisis, the Australian government, and a number of RIAA member were looking at innovative finance measures, but also a range of other efforts to achieve ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... the duties of institutional investors to consider climate-related risk. The CCA also recommends that the Australian government should consider the recommendations of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative when its final report is published later ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... likely to get sunburn from UVB than those living in Europe, North America or most of Asia. According to the Australian government we have one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. At least two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin ...

How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... tweaking aspects of the financial system to help solve these and other challenges. There is a call for the Australian Government to complement these actions and do more to legitimise investors and businesses using finance to create impact. Governments ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, ensuring violence-free workplaces." The STOP project is supported by the Australian government's Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) as well as private donations. Sexual harassment can be a financial and therefore ...

CEFC, ARENA commit up to $58m for Hornsdale Power Reserve

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... expansion of the Tesla-built Hornsdale Power Reserve battery located in Jamestown, South Australia. The South Australian Government has also committed $15 million to the expansion to secure the delivery of inertia services, according to statements. The ...

Capgemini evaluates state of energy markets, pressures in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... the third-warmest year on record, having annual national mean temperature 1.140C above average. While the Australian government has stated it will pursue the Paris Agreement 2030 target, there is argument over whether this is possible and in what form ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... bushland destruction to replacement by 'pasture'," the Wilderness Society said in the report. "Similarly, Australian government data ascribed 72% of national deforestation in 2016 to grazing." The Wilderness Society noted that Australia is among the ...