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FS Sustainability opens final voting round for ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... opportunities of transitioning their companies to a net zero carbon future, reporting and managing exposure to modern slavery and human rights exposures, covering the diversity, equity and inclusion agenda for recruiting and retaining talent and seeking ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... just revolve around chain of custody of the aluminium billet, it's about biodiversity, Indigenous consultation, modern slavery, a whole raft of things."

Rest selects Dasseti for ESG due diligence digitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investment due to concerns over greenwashing as well as the expanding scope mandatory ESG-related disclosures including modern slavery and the likely implementation of mandatory finance-related climate disclosures via the Australian Sustainability Reporting ...

Investors back modern slavery compensation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investors with $11.9 trillion in assets under management have signalled support for a national compensation scheme for modern slavery victim-survivors in Australia. There are at least 1900 victim-survivors of modern slavery in Australia, according to ...

ESG skills in hot demand in risk, compliance hiring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... specific area - at larger firms, candidates are becoming much more expert in certain areas - climate change, or modern slavery and human rights, proxy voting, etc. But in smaller firms, they don't have the ability to have that degree of specialization ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... said. She said RIAA is working with the Australian government to try and introduce similar measures to prevent modern slavery violations. "Australian investors see modern slavery as an investment risk, including reputational - brands can be damaged by ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... adaptation, transition, and biodiversity in Australia. The federal government cracked down on greenwashing and modern slavery, announced the development of sectoral net zero strategy approaches, put forward the National Electric Vehicle Strategy, announced ...

Guide to identify and manage modern slavery for NSW entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The NSW anti-slavery commissioner's office has published a guidance on managing modern slavery risks applicable to the more than 400 NSW public entities that fall under that state's modern slavery legislation. The Guidance on Reasonable Steps to Manage ...

Treasury publishes climate disclosure legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... period of regulator-only enforcement. We trust ASIC to take action based on the public interest." Much like the Modern Slavery Act, the government will conduct a review of climate disclosure requirements 2028-29. The review will be led by Treasury, working ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
If 2023 marked a broadened focus on climate adaptation, transition, biodiversity and modern slavery, 2024 is poised to be the year of ESG integration, consolidated reporting, legislative compliance, supply chain due diligence, and managing artificial ...