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Human rights in business remain a challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
More than 7000 Australian businesses have filed modern slavery statements following the implementation of the Modern Slavery Act in 2018. However, broader adherence to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights remains a challenge. The expectations ...

ASX 200 modern slavery disclosure lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... in the mandatory reporting criteria to ensure entities are providing sufficient granularity in their modern slavery statements; and access to remedies for victims of modern slavery. "We advocate for changes to the act and we engage with companies to ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... according to recent report by ISS ESG and Monash Financial Studies Centre (MCFS). MCFS has reviewed the modern slavery statements of 239 ASX300 companies and found that 41% of S&P/ASX 300 companies did not provide a clear assessment of the overall level ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Sustainability was a media partner at the event. "As investors we're quite unique in that we are readers of modern slavery statements, and we are reporting entities ourselves," noted Mans Carlsson, head of ESG Research at Ausbil Investment Management. ...

ASX300 action on modern slavery "lagging"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... performance, according to a report by ISS ESG and Monash Financial Studies Centre (MCFS). MCFS has reviewed the modern slavery statements of 239 ASX300 companies and found that 41% of S&P/ASX 300 companies did not provide a clear assessment of the overall ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... to assess and address those risks. With most organisations preparing to write their second round of modern slavery statements, experts say that companies managing and reporting on modern slavery risks should focus on looking beyond tier one suppliers ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... actually being recycled/is your packaging really sustainable/do you really support what you say in your modern slavery statements/do you really support Indigenous communities/do you really have initiatives in your company to support D&O," Mabbott explained. ...

Companies at risk from modern slavery exposures beyond first tier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Randal, CEO of FairSupply and Alexander Coward, senior advisor, Pillar Two, to explore the state of modern slavery statements, looking beyond the first tier of suppliers and the key risks for ASX-listed companies as they begin to prepare their next round ...

Super funds file Modern Slavery Statements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
More than 30 super funds have lodged Modern Slavery Statements in accordance with federal law, according to research from Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker has identified 36 super fund which have lodged statements with the Australian Border Force, in ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... reporting for suppliers and a pool of information that property companies can use when developing their Modern Slavery statements in accordance with the Australian Modern Slavery Act. The platform could be adapted to capture the sort of information that ...
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