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Property Council of Australia develops platform for modern slavery data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... companies in developing a tech platform that gathers and collates information from industry suppliers on their modern slavery exposures in operations and supply chain. Robin Mellon, CEO of Better Sydney and member of the Australian government's Modern ...

GCNA awarded federal grant to provide training on modern slavery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... government has granted the UN Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) nearly $100,000 to help companies tackle modern slavery risks under the National Community Crime Prevention Program. Vanessa Zimmerman, founder, Pillar Two GCNA will use the grant ...

Modern slavery, climate risk key elements of RI activity: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Engaging with companies on modern slavery exposure and risks of climate change are key elements of First Sentier Investors' responsible investment activities both in 2019 and 2020, the fund manager said. Kate Turner, responsible investment specialist ...

Climate change, plastics, human rights drive 2019 engagement: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Material issues related to climate change, modern slavery and human rights in the supply chain, plastic pollution were some of the topics that formed the basis of engagement in 2019 for fund manager Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... we continue to be thought leaders on key issues such as sustainable development, climate change, human rights, modern slavery and anti-bribery/corruption." Bennett was managing director at Blackrock and head of the Blackrock group investment stewardship ...

KPMG Australia acquires Action Sustainability Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... KPMG has been engaging strongly with clients on human rights-related issues, prompted by the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act. Often, discussions of modern slavery risks are becoming wider discussions of human rights issues in operations and supply ...

Cromwell Property Group reports on sustainability progress for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... context of climate risk, mitigation and physical risk. Cromwell is also focusing on its reporting required by the Modern Slavery Act. Cromwell and 14 other Australian property developers have joined an initiative organised by the Property Council of ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... interesting to see the shift this year given the events of the last 12 months." The first year of reporting on modern slavery exposures as part of the Modern Slavery Act may also influence response around supply chain concerns. In the 2019 report, when ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... with their suppliers. Playing into this is the first reporting season where companies will have to report their Modern Slavery Act reports. Carlsson-Sweeny advises that companies take a wider view of human rights and move their oversight beyond relying ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Even as companies come to grips with identifying, managing and monitoring exposures to modern slavery in their supply chain, experts warn that it is not the only human rights risk that companies should monitor. Research from international ...