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Pact Group sells stake in crate pooling business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... below the previous period "as a result of the flow on effects of challenging environmental conditions and increases in labour and domestic supply chain costs," and reported net profit after tax of - $7 million, "as a result of a non-cash impairment of ...

Untapped talent: Australia missing out on $50b in GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Get Skilled Access. Australia is ranked 21 out of 29 OECD countries for employment rates of people with disability. The labour force participation rate - the percentage of people in the working-age population that are in the labour force - for people ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... countries because there is a lack of focus on reporting on sustainability. "Social determinants include working conditions, labour, conflicts, health and safety, employee relations, and diversity," Wu said. "Examples of environmental impacts include ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Modern slavery is a term that covers a range of different legal offences, including servitude, sexual servitude, forced labour, forced marriage, debt bondage, trafficking, deceptive recruiting, organ and tissue trafficking, and online exploitation of ...

ASX C-Suite notch up double-digit salary increases: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... sectors, including 226 listed companies. The high double-digit average base salary increases are an indication of a tight labour market and risking cost of living, said Governance Institute CEO Megan Motto. "These are significant increases off the back ...

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... through transnational supply chains." The Walk Free report also noted the role that G20 countries play in fuelling forced labour within global supply chains, including state-imposed forced labour. The G20 accounts for over half of all people living in ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... replacing close to 8,000 back-office roles over the next 5 years. Around 25% of companies are adopting AI to cope with labour shortages. Demand for specialised skills in ESG is surging and with a shortage of qualified ESG professionals expected to continue ...

RIAA launches armed conflict toolkit for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery at the United Nations noted that armed conflicts frequently lead to labour-related exploitations. "About 90% of armed conflict or wars will result in or facilitate human trafficking and exploitation," ...

No room for complacency for Australia as a renewable energy superpower

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... more expensive than the same projects overseas, partly because of regulatory requirements and partly because our mid-skill labour is more expensive," said EY Net Zero Centre associate Principal Steve Hatfield-Dodds. "At the top of the skill set, international ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Divesting from companies that have direct or indirect exposures to labour exploitation could serve to exacerbate the problem rather than solving it, with the UN special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery urging investors to stay engaged. Speaking ...