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Human rights in business remain a challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 of stakeholders, global developments, and evolving regulations ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Australia's existing international obligations under relevant International Labour Organisation Conventions, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and relevant Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Guidelines and ...

RIAA launches armed conflict toolkit for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the conflict starts, it's often too late to come up and write and implement policies on this point. The UN Guiding Principles... are calling for human rights due diligence and heightened human rights due diligence when there's conflict in a country. ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... and the Americas." Obokata noted there are many ways to conduct human rights due diligence, but cited the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as a foundational set of principles as the basis for consideration. Obokata said that Australia's ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... remediation." Through the engagement, Robeco aims to ensure alignment with the best practices laid out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Observer Program and collecting data at sea Various programs place trained fishery Observers ...

UN Global Compact Network Australia hires executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... network to connect businesses in Australia who are working to align their operations and strategies with the UN Guiding Principles in human rghts, labour, environment, and anti-corruption and also delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... for embracing human rights risk, full stop." During the same decade, the United Nations promulgated the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which are a series of fundamental principles on business responsibilities to protecting human ...

Businesses back stronger Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... easier to comply with the Modern Slavery Act if it were harmonised with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Nolan pointed that with many jurisdictions bringing in modern slavery and forced labour reporting ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... explained that as a baseline, Janus Henderson doesn't invest in companies that are not compliant with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights or non-compliant with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and they avoid investing ...

Calls to strengthen Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... and it has changed a lot of processes in business," he said. "... The Modern Slavery Act is founded on the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights. There is a huge uplift on those principles, and that's not just translating into improved reporting, but ...
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