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Raising the bar on gold integrity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... New Guines, Ghana and Burkina Faso rely on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). ASGM is where the majority of labour abuses and environmental harm occurs, out of sight from members of the World Gold Council, says Heymann. "Our members care about ...

Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Ausbil has emerged as a key leader in Australia's push against 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 ...

UN PRI bolsters APAC expertise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... core APAC markets in Australia, China and Japan. Osaki previously worked at EY. UN PRI is currently seeking to bolster its labour resources and looking for experts in policy frameworks for sustainable investment, including the economic transition and ...

Modern slavery: Time for more action

MANS CARLSSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... modern slavery as eight types of serious exploitation: trafficking in persons; slavery; servitude; forced marriage; forced labour; debt bondage; deceptive recruiting for labour or services; and the worst forms of child labour. Under the worst forms of ...

Equality backslides for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... and stability." The Human Development Index notes this downward spiral began with the COVID-19 pandemic and associated labour and supply chain challenges. Climate change will only serve to exacerbate the problem, Netto said. "Resilient societies will ...

Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Fund and its JAADE Australian Private Assets fund. From 18 September, it now takes a bespoke approach to integrated of labour standards and social, environmental or ethical considerations. The asset manager clarified that it "does not employ a fixed ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... 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, and are draining inadequately resourced community service providers. That's according ...

Super gap to close in 2042

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... charge from the front." However, women still often choose lower paying careers and continue to shoulder most unpaid domestic labour. "Both require attitudinal change," AMP chief economist Shane Oliver said this starts in early childhood.

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... failing to exert influence over these companies to address human rights abuses. Alleged violations include forced unpaid labour under threat of solitary confinement, and water and food deprivation. UBS claims there is "no direct link" between its operations ...

Help on the way for hidden supply chain slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... is reputational damage. Australia's criminal code recognises slavery practices as including: slavery, servitude, forced labour, deceptive recruitment, forced marriage, debt bondage, human trafficking, child trafficking and domestic trafficking. There ...