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Discipline is key to good engagements: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... way to manage the issue is to conduct due diligence according to its criteria - spanning from climate and nature, modern slavery and First Nation issues - and ask "relevant" questions. "So, we'll look at those [criteria], and we'll see the companies ...

Podcast: Fighting modern slavery

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Baltazar speaks with Charlotte O'Meara, head of responsible investment at Challenger. They delve into the issue of modern slavery and how an investor network representing $12 trillion FUM hopes to fight it. The episode highlights the efforts and ...

IFM Investors launches modern slavery framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
As institutional investors grapple with addressing modern slavery in their investment processes, a new paper by IFM Investors provides a framework on how they can start tackling a problem that is often invisible. IFM's newly released paper, Addressing ...

Community housing providers improve ESG standing

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... providers. Yet, carbon emissions reporting remains challenging for many providers and the number of organisations with modern slavery policies nearly doubled while those with approved Reconciliation Action Plans increased. Australian Community Housing ...

Rest flags sustainable mandates to soar

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... said Doyle. Last year, the fund engaged with 47 ASX-listed companies to talk about climate change, governance, modern slavery and other ESG-related factors. This year, in collaboration with industry group ACSI, it has already spoken to 60 ASX-listed ...

Green moves: Challenger, AusBiotech

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... global regulatory landscape, climate risk and PRI reporting, O'Meara is also responsible for the firm's modern slavery statement and leads the modern slavery working group in developing the risk and control framework in operations and the supply ...

Investors called on to help end modern slavery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... "As investors and corporate leaders, you have enormous capacity to successfully make a contribution to combating modern slavery," Evans said. "Strong stewardship involves getting curious and asking not what actions you took, but rather what you achieved ...

New gig for Challenger's ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... global regulatory landscape, climate risk and PRI reporting, O'Meara is also responsible for the firm's modern slavery statement and leads the modern slavery working group in developing the risk and control framework in operations and the supply ...

Universities jump on ESG skills shortage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... two-decade career as a practising lawyer at Johnson Winter & Slattery. The new course covers the energy transition, modern slavery, and corporate responses to social and environmental challenges. With a rise in greenwashing litigation, the course is ...

Regulation drives ESG advice boom

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Entities with a consolidated revenue of at least $100 million in a financial year are also required to report on modern slavery. To make the deadline, firms are turning to digital solutions. "Progressive companies in Australia have started to change ...