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Advisers discuss new era of advice, ethical considerations: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... the momentum is pushing towards ESG. "ASIC have upgraded their climate risk disclosure levels, we have the Modern Slavery Act, so I think that there's already this pull from regulatory and... a push from client demand," Brown said. "Larry Fink announced ...

Property Council of Australia develops platform for modern slavery data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... property companies can use when developing their Modern Slavery statements in accordance with the Australian Modern Slavery Act. "This is a way of trying to look at the information and look at not just what do we know about our suppliers and what they ...

GCNA awarded federal grant to provide training on modern slavery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... GCNA will use the grant to build awareness and capacity of Australian businesses to respond to the Australian Modern Slavery Act's reporting requirements "with a focus on strengthening remediation processes including company-run grievance mechanisms," ...

Climate change, plastics, human rights drive 2019 engagement: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... and unfortunately I would say they're in the majority, but there are also a group of companies that see the Modern Slavery Act as a natural expansion of what they do, and companies that have visibility and control of the supply chain, because that's ...

KPMG Australia acquires Action Sustainability Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... has been engaging strongly with clients on human rights-related issues, prompted by the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act. Often, discussions of modern slavery risks are becoming wider discussions of human rights issues in operations and supply ...

Cromwell Property Group reports on sustainability progress for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... context of climate risk, mitigation and physical risk. Cromwell is also focusing on its reporting required by the Modern Slavery Act. Cromwell and 14 other Australian property developers have joined an initiative organised by the Property Council of ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... given the events of the last 12 months." The first year of reporting on modern slavery exposures as part of the Modern Slavery Act may also influence response around supply chain concerns. In the 2019 report, when asked "what best describes our approach ...

Human rights, ethical sourcing driving ESG considerations in Asia: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... their suppliers. Playing into this is the first reporting season where companies will have to report their Modern Slavery Act reports. Carlsson-Sweeny advises that companies take a wider view of human rights and move their oversight beyond relying on ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... companies around the issue of sexual harassment in the supply chain, and are using the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act as a means to widen the discussion to other labour and human rights violations. "When we engage with a company at Ausbil, we ...

Cromwell Property Group on value of sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... ratings go up, which then underpins investor confidence." Cowling cited climate change and the impacts of the Modern Slavery Act as key issues pushing Cromwell's reporting and disclosures. Cromwell and 14 other Australian property developers have joined ...