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Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Commission closing the curtain on its recent investigations and a few other things such as human rights legislation in Parliament, we are looking down the barrel of addressing corporate trust a lot more. What's interesting for us is that we see that ...

Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... Australia's Modern Slavery Act at RIAA 2018 annual conference The Modern Slavery Bill has passed the lower House of Parliament, and is under consideration by the Senate. It is widely expected that the bill will pass. The bill will require entities with ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Federal Treasurers and the Prime Minister. He also served eight years as the Federal Member for Wentworth in the Federal Parliament during which time he also served as Shadow Finance Minister, Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce ...

Konica Minolta on working towards ethical supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
With the recent introduction of the Modern Slavery Bill to Parliament, companies with annual turnover of $100 million are in line to report annually on their actions to address modern slavery in operations and the supply chain. The bill is widely expected ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... many statements by Geoff Summerhayes, John Price, the ASCI commissioner, the Hutley paper, and of course you have the Parliament itself and the consultation review, but it does beg the question, when do these institutions undertake a form of ESG review ...

Listed franchise companies facing structural reform risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Listed franchise companies are facing structural reform to their legal relationship with franchisees, presenting potential regulatory risk to investment returns, according to Credit Suisse. Ed John, ACSI executive manager, governance, engagement and ...

Victoria to pilot investment plan, test Community Futures Investment Model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
The Victorian government has allocated $5 million over the next four years to pilot an innovative investment model that is intended to bring institutional investment-level scale and capital to community-based investments. Gordon Noble, director of FenElpi ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Katherine Christ of the University of South Australia and Roger Burritt of the Australian National University Dr Katherine Christ and Professor Roger Burritt Roger Burritt, ANU ...

Carbon Market Institute calls for clarity in safeguard mechanism, Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Senate oversight over the way in which the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) could adjust the rules governing baselines, and Parliament would have to pass legislation to extend ERF funding, but neither change would require a new mechanism, but rather an evolution ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
In the 20 years since the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched, it has reshaped the way sustainability is reported and now that it has transitioned from voluntary guidelines into reporting standards, it could impact more profoundly in the ...