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Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... and the Americas." Obokata noted there are many ways to conduct human rights due diligence, but cited the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as a foundational set of principles as the basis for consideration. Obokata said that Australia's ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... remediation." Through the engagement, Robeco aims to ensure alignment with the best practices laid out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Observer Program and collecting data at sea Various programs place trained fishery Observers ...

UN Global Compact Network Australia hires executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... network to connect businesses in Australia who are working to align their operations and strategies with the UN Guiding Principles in human rghts, labour, environment, and anti-corruption and also delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... for embracing human rights risk, full stop." During the same decade, the United Nations promulgated the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which are a series of fundamental principles on business responsibilities to protecting human ...

Businesses back stronger Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... easier to comply with the Modern Slavery Act if it were harmonised with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Nolan pointed that with many jurisdictions bringing in modern slavery and forced labour reporting ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... explained that as a baseline, Janus Henderson doesn't invest in companies that are not compliant with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights or non-compliant with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and they avoid investing ...

EY partners to deliver Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Technical Advisory Group on the first phase, which will "analyse international taxonomy frameworks, establish guiding principles for the taxonomy, make recommendations on the most appropriate framework for an Australian taxonomy and finalise the of process ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... and it has changed a lot of processes in business," he said. "... The Modern Slavery Act is founded on the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights. There is a huge uplift on those principles, and that's not just translating into improved reporting, but ...

ASX300 action on modern slavery "lagging"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... statements, with a focus on whistle-blower policies. "We're 10 years now since the publication of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and remediation is still often described as the forgotten pillar," Bartram said. MCFS and ISS ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... participate in the Leading Harvest initiative as we believe the development of a broadly accepted framework of guiding principles will encourage new investment in genuine sustainable farming practices." Image courtesy of Leading Harvest