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Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... voluntary standards will provide a global baseline for countries to develop their own mandatory disclosure regimes. Legislation was introduced into federal parliament in February to empower the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) to develop ...

$20.5 billion cash infusion for Australia's green bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... first $11.5 billion on its way. The CEFC has also received three new investment priorities as the result of government legislation that has passed. The vast majority - $19 billion - will be invested to "help deliver the Rewiring the Nation program, with ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... anti-slavery action alongside the National Action Plan and Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW). It aims to support policy and legislation, support and advocate survivors, and issue codes of practice and maintain a public register of efforts related to modern ...

Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... reporting threshold from organisations with $100 million in annual revenue to $50 million, which would put the federal legislation in line with similar anti-slavery legislation in New South Wales; requiring entities to report on modern slavery incidents ...

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... reporting threshold from organisations with $100 million in annual revenue to $50 million, which would put the federal legislation in line with similar anti-slavery legislation in New South Wales; requiring entities to report on modern slavery incidents ...

Assessing the risks of psychosocial safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... provides guidelines and resources on managing psychosocial hazards in the workplace - but according to Bruce, that legislation is minimum in terms of guidelines. Businesses must put systems in place that make it accessible for employees to speak up ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... importance of putting wellbeing at the heart of policy decisions," Lycett said. "By doing this, with bipartisan support and legislation we can create an economy that better serves the people and the planet." Esther Kerr, CEO of Wealth and Capital Markets ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Circular Economy Strategy 2022-25 will be released in 2023. As recently reported in FS Sustainability, new government legislation is set to come into force on a federal level by 2025 that will help enforce product stewardship for PV waste. There's also ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... sold in markets in Asia, with a percentage exported beyond Asia - eventually landing on Australian dining tables. Legislation coming into force In response to this issue, there as been a gradual trend in anti-slavery legislation towards supply chain ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... taking to address those risks," said KPMG partner, human rights and social impact Meg Brodie. "The introduction of that legislation and a reporting initiative started the conversation in what is a pretty nascent/emerging market for embracing human rights ...