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Businesses back stronger Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... have published a new reaerc report featuring a survey of nearly 90 businesses on the impact of Australia's Modern Slavery Act and necessary reforms to the regime. The federal government has been conducting a review of the Modern Slavery Act, and ...

Former MAS chief sustainability officer launches advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability issues. "Whether you're monitoring/engaging workers to understand the supply chain, at the moment most modern slavery act reporting is quite manual, there's a great opportunity to get technology involved." To that end, McBain is working ...

Podcast: Uncovering corporate modern slavery risk with Clare Bartram

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... while investor focus on modern slavery and wider human rights is intensifying. Under the Commonwealth's Modern Slavery Act of 2018, organisations that operate in Australia and have more than $100 million in annual revenue have to report annually ...

Varying levels of progress on modern slavery: IAST APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... conversations with companies." IAST APAC members are also participating in the review process for the Australian Modern Slavery Act, Turner said. "When we formed the steering committee a few years ago, our view was that if we can do something together ...

Rainmaker reveals ESG super fund leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... and more comprehensive." Almost 90% of ESG super funds publish a climate position statement, 82% publish a Modern Slavery Act statement and 73% disclose their investment screening processes. Two-thirds of ESG super funds have explicitly declared a net-zero ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... perpetrators of forced labour. It also comes as the federal government is performing a review of the existing Modern Slavery Act. The protocol was established in 2014 as part of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Forced Labour Convention ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's Modern Slavery Act is under review for impact and effectiveness, and investors have a role to play in both potentially strengthening the statutory obligations as well as impacting on an issue that is getting worse globally. A panel of experts ...

ASX300 action on modern slavery "lagging"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... for investors in Australian companies that clearly aren't being addressed." Under the Commonwealth's Modern Slavery Act of 2018, organisations that operate in Australia and have more than $100 million in annual revenue have to report annually ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change, will also be front of mind. In Australia in recent years, modern slavery and the recently passed Modern Slavery Act have to be synonymous with human rights in general. Under the Commonwealth's Modern Slavery Act of 2018, organisations ...

Companies at risk from modern slavery exposures beyond first tier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... they begin to prepare their next round of modern slavery statements in the new year. Under the Commonwealth's Modern Slavery Act of 2018, organisations that operate in Australia and have more than $100 million in annual revenue have to report annually ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

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Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

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The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

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While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

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Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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