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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... can catalyse 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 ...

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 ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... (inadvertent or otherwise) in perpetuating the misery of those caught up in slavery-related activities offshore. The Rana Plaza Garment Factory collapse in Bangladesh is a classic case in point. More than 1,000 lives were lost yet the companies caught ...

Corporate Human Rights Benchmark issues draft indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... the corporate environment can span topics such as building safety, such as the response to the factory collapses in Rana Plaza, Bangladesh, to privacy and access to information, a board umbrella of terms. "From the point of view of an analyst trying ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... again, from a relatively low baseline. This has been driven by a combination of many factors and recent events like Rana Plaza, but also the UN Global Compact and its intentions. They released a paper last year about it, examining how global governments/nations ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Bangladesh to improve the fire and building safety of factories in an attempt to prevent further tragedies such as 2012's Rana Plaza factory collapse, Australian retailers that source apparel from Bangladeshi suppliers are still exposed to risks including ...

AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... governance and remuneration. "You can find long term risks and opportunities - we have previously spoken of Bangladesh and Rana Plaza," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "Rana Plaza could have happened at any time - it's hard to predict when the catalyst could come. ...

AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... supply chain risk management. The supply chain issues have sprung to the forefront of public concern in the wake of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,100 people. Retailers have made some improvements - the AMP Capital ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... AMP Capital engaged with retailers about signing up to the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement. After the Rana Plaza building collapse, the agreement was superseded by the Accord on Fire and Building Safety, which calls for rigorous factory ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... 1,500 garment workers. These incidents include the November 2012 fire in a Tazreen garment factory, the collapse of Rana Plaza in April and a second fire in Dhaka in May. LGS, the AU$7 billion superannuation fund for local government and related employers ...
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