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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... 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 Council of Superannuation Investors' conference in ...

Green moves: RIAA, Westpac

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has appointed a co-chair to its human rights working group. Ashley Kopczynski, director of sustainable investment and stewardship at IFM Investors, will serve alongside Antonia Parkes, senior ...

Green moves: Airtree Ventures, Westpac

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
... capital firm Airtree Ventures, has left the firm to establish Eskala, a specialist advisory focused on social risk and human rights. Eskala will work with clients to embed human rights considerations into corporate policy and process, and to design social ...

AkademikerPension to ditch US treasuries

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... sovereigns against our policy for responsible investments. In this case, our monitoring has identified violations of human rights, and we have therefore decided to exclude the State of Israel and state-controlled enterprises from our investment universe," ...

Avetta Partners develops new social responsibility risks tool

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... traditional, slow-moving audits, allowing customers to more quickly achieve proactive assurance and truly safeguard the human rights of every worker in modern supply chains," Martin said. Meanwhile, ReGen Strategic general manager for sustainability ...

Green moves: Foresight, Tattarang

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
... new role, he is 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 ...

The benefits of modern slavery due diligence laws in Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... benefits and methods for developing due diligence laws in Australia. Moderator for the event and UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute director Justine Nolan was joined by Macquarie University professor Surya Deva and Pillar Two chief executive Vanessa ...

System-level climate risks material in every way: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... said they incorporate systems thinking into stewardship. Similarly, they recognise key risks such as climate change, human rights, biodiversity loss, resource depletion and social inequality, as material threats to long-term performance. Furthermore ...

Green moves: Future Generation Women, Tanarra Social Purpose

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... Snow Foundation, Carol Schwartz, a leading business and community leader, and Serena Grant, director of business and human rights at Minderoo Foundation. They join Elana Rubin, Natasha Stott Despoja, Marianne Perkovic and Elizabeth Lewin. Geoff Wilson ...

Green moves: HSBC, Social Ventures, UNLESS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... just with Social Ventures - but also serving as a board member and committee chair at Zahra Foundation Australia and Human Rights Law Centre. "These past four years in impact investing have been deeply fulfilling, and I'm grateful and energised to ...