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Government to introduce Australian Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... Standing Committee's hearing into modern slavery. "It's good to see a firm announcement and commitment to introducing legislation on modern slavery," Davidson said. "That's a positive. There are a couple of areas - I'll note that this is now open to ...

Australian, NZ organisations consider impacts of bribery, corruption: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... as a result of experience or because they operate in jurisdictions that have stronger anti-bribery and corruption legislation in place. "Our experience has been that MNCs that have exposure in higher risk jurisdictions have learnt through their own experiences ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, Victorian government to spread word on EUAs to SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Melbourne Fund (SMF). EUAs began as an initiative of the City of Melbourne, and in 2015, the Victorian government passed legislation extending the structure state-wide. The current state of price increases and volatility in Australia, coupled with the ...

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 ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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