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Removing complicity in modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... is through forced labour in overseas supply chains where the protections of our legal system are unavailable, local legislation where it exists is not enforced and corrupt practices pervade. The market mechanism allows modern slavery practices to continue ...

Fashion retailers increase reporting of human rights in supply chain: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... elevate it to a legislative requirement. But for the laggards, at the current thresholds, they'll be caught by the legislation and for them, they won't be able to sit back any longer and say we aren't interested in being transparent about this. I think ...

Government launches inquiry investigating need for Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The federal government has launched an inquiry into whether Australia should adopt national legislation comparable to the United Kingdom's Modern Slavery Act 2015. Alice Cope, executive manager, Global Compact Network Australia The Foreign Affairs and ...

UCA Funds Management continues online gambling engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management Recently, the Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) made statements supportive of legislation to stop the use of credit card gambling in Payments Compliance news. "This restriction would have to be done using technology ...

Cash Converters to pay more than $12 million after ASIC investigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... consumers' income and expenses, particularly in situations where the small amount loan was presumed by the credit legislation to be unsuitable," ASIC said in a statement."In addition, ASIC had concerns that Cash Converters did not take reasonable steps ...

Oliver Yates to step down as Clean Energy Finance Corporation CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... for repeal as part of the unwinding of the previous Labor government's Clean Energy Future legislative package. The legislation to repeal the CEFC was split into a separate bill in the Senate, which was then defeated. In 2016, the government led by Prime ...

Renew Financial on PACE, US residential renewable energy market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... can change over time." Establishing PACE financing models involves getting state governing authorities to put PACE legislation into their regulations, and then getting local governing authorities to take action to join each program. PACE financing models ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... cited "workplace health and safety incidents, labour disputes, geopolitical conflicts, environmental disasters and new legislation in areas such as conflict minerals and modern slavery" as issues that have increased the awareness of supply chain sustainability ...

Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... bonds. "The green bond market is about to go back on its extraordinary growth trajectory after hiccup last year - the legislation in China was nine months later than expected," Kidney said. "Also, the US corporate market went AWOL, and we put that down ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... just that it's incredibly clear, it means that board looks at the issue, looks at the risk management aspects, the legislation risk, and really comes to an agreement on how they want to proceed on this basis," said Judith Fox, director, policy, at the ...