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ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... 2020 under The Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018. It's part of a broader push to clamp down on poor practices with NSW setting up the first Anti-Slavery Commission under James Cockayne, and the federal government following suit with the newly-appointed ...

Australia waits for 2035 target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... (CCA) is the key independent statuary body advising the government on this target and plan. CCA chair Matt Kean, a former NSW Treasurer and energy minister, said sector pathways are critical to achieving Australia's ambitious path towards net zero. ...

IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Alongside Matt Kean, experts from First Sentier, Australian Ethical, and QIC were named as leaders in climate investment, corporate engagement and policy. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) announced the winners of the Climate Leaders' ...

Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... labour exploitation. Ausbil Investment Management's high-profile ESG lead Måns Carlsson has been re-elected as a member of the NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner's Advisory Panel for the 2024-2025 financial year. This comes as the boutique fund manager became ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), Women in Economics Network, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), NSW Circular the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and the state government. The UN PRI also appointed Kazuma ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... rural industries may face reputational and legal risk, as a new report warns 16,400 people are trapped in modern slavery in NSW. Agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional areas, as well as labour hire companies, are prime offenders ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... feasible. "There is an urgent need for further research and regulatory guidance to support the implementation of agrivoltaics in NSW to activate the benefits of this multifunctional land use for landholders and industry proponents," said Stefan Trueck ...

Help on the way for hidden supply chain slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... slavery in supply chains or face reputation risk; help for the sector is on the way in the form of a code of practice from the NSW slavery commissioner. Modern global supply chains are complex, making it difficult to see where risks lie, according to ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... native bird species and 222 plant species including endangered orchid. Other projects include Alleena conservation reserve in NSW, and Avoca River in Victoria that is home to the critically endangered natural grasslands of the Murray Valley Plains.

Veteran lawyer moves jobs

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... experience in leading strategy, complex portfolios, and operations with tangible results. She was deputy secretary in the NSW government and spent 15 years as a planning and environmental lawyer. O'Mara is the founder of independent strategic consultancy ...