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Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... of Financial Management and is slated to begin in mid-2024 following the development of a Green Bonds Framework and engagement with investors. This move would put Australia in line with other countries who have developed similar sovereign green bond ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... obligations in terms of providing remedy and setting aside sufficient amounts of money for that remedy." The role of investor engagement In addition to working with companies to encourage wages more in line with living wages, investors have a role to ...

ASX 200 modern slavery disclosure lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... be focusing on remediation where they've found instances of modern slavery," Davidson said. ACSI is also calling for engagement with the board on modern slavery issues outside of the statement approval process and where appropriate, board or senior leadership ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... manager Robeco has added forced labour and modern slavery, just transition and tackling tax transparency to its 2023 engagement themes, while exploring engagement with governments on key ESG issues. Robeco launched its focused engagement program in 2020 ...

RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... needed," O'Connor said. Prior to working at B Lab AANZ, Samuel worked for the Walk Free Foundation as financial sector engagement manager, as well as in the secretariat of the Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking APAC, as well as a lecturer at Monash ...

Businesses back stronger Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... beyond individual reporting periods," FairSupply said. "Deeper supply chain interrogation. Clear identification of and engagement with high-risk suppliers and where necessary remediation activity. A stronger due diligence response to address and remediate ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice. "We're actually seeing a pretty decent amount of engagement from the business community towards reviewing and adopting what those risks and issues might be. "Now that we have the final ...

Podcast: Decarbonisation and the EMUs - Julie Moret

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... focus area for decarbonisation. Julie joined NTAM in 2021 and oversees the firm's sustainable investing and global engagement policies, foster research and product development agendas, advance portfolio integration across asset classes and contribute ...

The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... talent that value the motto "work hard, rest hard". Recent trials are finding that revenue is up, alongside employee engagement and retention - and companies won't go back to the traditional model any time soon. But while this spells a boon for skilled ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... obtained a "forward-looking view of investee companies' emissions pathways, which is critical to investment opportunities, engagement and divestment decisions," Robeco said. Investors are backing renewables, with 51% saying the energy crisis has reinforced ...