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Australian CSR professionals appear unprepared for Modern Slavery Act: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... surprising that they hadn't fully gotten to grips with the problem." It is widely anticipated that draft Modern Slavery legislation will be introduced before the middle of the year, and Black advised business to examine the risks to their operations ...

Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... information in wake of the Cambridge Analytica disclosures as one example, plus highlighted the commencement of new legislation affecting data and privacy as regulatory issues. "In terms of cyber security, we have the Data Privacy Act," Carlsson-Sweeny ...

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... five companies do not use an internal carbon price, "which is a significant risk in a sector where carbon pricing legislation could have a material impact." Further, "cement companies are not incentivizing long-term climate risk management through executive ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Reynolds, CEO of the PRI. "We strongly urge the Australian government to endorse the TCFD recommendations and implement legislation that would require companies to disclose climate risk."

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... including Dominos regarding labour issues in franchising-based business models. "The release of the modern slavery legislation, which I hope will be robust, will also drive continuing focus on this issue of labour standards and what is fair in terms ...

Australia faces challenges in adapting to autonomous vehicle technology: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... country according to four pillars that are integral to the adoption and integration of autonomous vehicles: policy & legislation, technology & innovation, infrastructure and consumer acceptance. Overall, Australia ranked 14 out of 20. The top three countries ...

Thorn agrees to ASIC undertaking for refunds, write-offs for goods leases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... engagement with companies and with government has yielded positive outcomes. Federal government is expected to promulgate legislation to tighten standards around leasing/lending to vulnerable Australians. "It's important to knowledge that Thorn said ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Plain Sight ' offers a number of recommendations and with bipartisan support it seems clear that the future will see legislation drafted and a Modern Slavery Act enacted. But what does this mean for Australian business? Although many people are unaware ...

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... practices particularly through enhanced stakeholder engagement. Dobson particularly highlighted anticipated forthcoming legislation in the form of the Modern Slavery Act as an area where clients would benefit from the addition of the ACCSR team. "We ...

Transparency around tax payments continues to be issue: CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... second big leak there's going to be a much stronger conversation about company disclosures, and with the European legislation on the table, there will be more pressure, and if the EU starts imposing reporting requirements, because companies are operating ...