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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 ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... thematics in the Australian market, saying "Australia has demonstrated unequivocal policy leadership through the Modern Slavery Act, with the first reports due from companies in mid-2020." "Historic legislation on modern slavery recently came into effect ...

Regnan reports depth, impact of engagement in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... climate risk, and that Regnan has commenced formal engagements around the compliance with the newly introduced Modern Slavery Act. "Ultimately, the impact on modern slavery itself will depend on the approach companies are taking," Ewings noted. "There ...

Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... respect human rights across business operations and supply chain," Zimmerman said. "With the momentum around the Modern Slavery Act, it is important for companies to understand the whole breadth of human right risks they might face, and this was about ...

Business has role to play in protecting human rights: Gillian Triggs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... human rights, but clear law around corporate responsibility is less defined. She hailed the passage of the Modern Slavery Act, but noted that there are more cases in which rights like work and labour rights are still being violated. She pointed to recent ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

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Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

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The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

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While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

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Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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