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Investment groups form alliance against modern slavery

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... unions and related organisation was sent to the government advocating for reform to address underlying risks in modern slavery. The letter was sent to the Attorney-General and brings together investors like Australian Ethical, Colonial First State, Future ...

Private sector pushes for NZ modern slavery law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... Westpac are part of the private sector 32 signatories who have signed to support the introduction of laws to address modern slavery in New Zealand. New Zealand's bipartisan Modern Slavery Bill passed its first reading in April 2026 and is currently ...

Systems thinking wins the day

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... were the biggest issues from clients according to poll results, but it was great to see a broad variety, including modern slavery and some clients asking for exposure to defence." "The conversations around these issues are getting more sophisticated ...

Modern slavery risks need urgent action: RIAA panel

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... advocate Jennifer Alonso held the room still as she put a human face to exploitative labour practices that heighten modern slavery risks. Alonso, the worker engagement officer at Cleaning Accountability Framework (CAF), shared her testimony about wage ...

Superannuation a pillar in systemic migrant worker exploitation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... misleading payslips, deny superannuation payments and pay in cash all aid in practices that are indicators of "modern slavery." "These aren't separate problems caused by scattered rogue employers. For the first time, our data shows this is a single ...

Modern slavery legislation a 'half law': Australian Human Rights Institute

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The current Australian Modern Slavery Act raises awareness in educating people on the problem but falls short in following through and being effective, Australian Human Rights Institute director Justine Nolan said. Speaking at the recent Australian ...

Australian Anti-Slavery Commission Office recommends key policy reforms

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... Commission' Office has released a paper that recommends two key reforms to strengthen the national approach to modern slavery legislation. It wants to see the introduction of a mandatory risk-based modern slavery due diligence obligation for reporting ...

Avetta Partners develops new social responsibility risks tool

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... regulatory consequences. It ensures due diligence by requiring suppliers and contractors to respond to questions around modern slavery policy and controls; supply chain risk and transparency; labour policies and practices; supplier audits; training and ...

Fund managers cite net zero, active ownership as top focus: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... important focus for many managers who weighted it at the highest score of 5.0. Active ownership weighted at 4.5, while modern slavery scored 4.0 and gender equality rated 3.6. Divestment and gender diversity/sexual harassment each scored 3.0. However ...

Green moves: Foresight, Tattarang

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... tasked with expanding Foresight's work in climate risk, sustainability, nature-based solutions, human rights and modern slavery, and helping grow its partnerships and alliances. Jeyaretnam worked at EY for over a decade, joining through EY's 2014 ...
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