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Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... announced at COP28, with over US$12 billion coming from governments including contributions from Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, the European Commission, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras ...

Podcast: Fighting modern slavery - NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner James Cockayne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... action on modern slavery, and his thoughts as we mark the 10th anniversary of the factory collapse at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, a tragedy that left more than 1,000 people dead and galvanised a global conversation on companies' responsibility to eliminate ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... said. "There's a lot of hidden issues and it makes people nervous," Carlsson said. "Unlike a garment factory in Bangladesh, which you can enter, it is very hard to get access to the fishing industry in Thailand... it is still high risk." The impact ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
It is 10 years since more than a thousand people died in the Rana Plaza textile factory collapse in Bangladesh in April 2013. In the intervening years, regulations to improve factory safety has been introduced in Bangladesh, and issues related to worker ...

Fashion industry shows action, gaps in ethical sourcing: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... spending had a knock on effect - according to the Baptist World Aid report, "more than half of garment manufacturers in Bangladesh reported in March that the majority of their in-progress or completed production had been cancelled by major fashion brands. ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... include "severe vulnerability to sea level rise," in major cities and parts of China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Bangladesh. There is also the risk of increased typhoons and extreme precipitation leading to floods present a significant threat to ...

Four structural challenges for business to navigate post-lockdown: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... been underway, driven by higher wage growth in China as well as trade frictions, pointing to increased outsourcing in Bangladesh and Vietnam. Companies could increase supply relationships in countries like Mexico for access to US markets, and Eastern ...

BIG W joins Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... actively participating in all ACT meetings and discussions with international brands to support emerging issues in Bangladesh relating to COVID-19 to continue our support of improving the lives of workers in garment factories." ACT is a collaborative ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... International UK, based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. "They are unable to access healthcare sources, and reports we've had from Bangladesh is that in many cases, the poorest sectors of society are being left to deal with the illness themselves." There ...

Dhaka, Colombo stock exchanges launch guides for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... transparency, which in turn helps them anticipate risks and informs decision making." These new guides for Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be promoted to more than 500 listed companies across the region and will play a role in supporting companies in reporting ...
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