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Modern slavery risks need urgent action: RIAA panel

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Migrant worker advocate Jennifer Alonso held the room still as she put a human face to exploitative labour practices that heighten modern slavery risks. Alonso, the worker engagement officer at Cleaning Accountability Framework (CAF), shared her testimony ...

Podcast: The greener way to gold

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... initiatives surrounding artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM), including the use of mercury, exploitative labour practices, and efforts to improve traceability, processing plants, and responsible sourcing.

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... of carbon emissions, target Cleaning Accountability Framework certification, and promote best practice ethical labour practices. Sustainability performance will be tracked using the Green Building Council of Australia's new Green Star Performance ...

ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... audit findings and disclose specific instances of modern slavery or, if not modern slavery itself, exploitative labour practices identified that could serve as early indicators of such issues," Pham said. The fact that companies are staying with suppliers ...

Modern slavery: Time for more action

MANS CARLSSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... forms of child labour, children are subjected to slavery or similar practices, or engaged in hazardous work. Poor labour practices may contribute to company risks, even when it may not be technically defined as modern slavery. The estimated prevalence ...

ISS ESG tackles modern slavery exposure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... for and disclose portfolio risk. Investors increasingly face regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny regarding the labour practices of their holdings. Issues like forced labour, child labour and human trafficking can be difficult to identify in the value ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... forces people to work in sometimes dangerous conditions," she said. "It also follows engagement themes to improve labour practices in the post-Covid world, and to detect human rights abuses in conflict area supply chains. "The theme will focus on sectors ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... commitments." The forced labour and modern slavery theme seeks to enhance visibility into companies' supply chains and labour practices, embedding responsible sourcing and human rights due diligence processes. It will focus on sectors of risk, particularly ...

First Super taps IFM Investors for ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... First Super manages more than $3.6 billion on behalf of 47,000 members. By prioritising companies with sound labour practices and screening out companies with poor records, the portfolio seeks to generate long-term returns while managing social factors ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... than 25 ESG principles available on State Street's ESG analytics platform, such as water and waste management, labour practices, employee diversity and inclusion, business model resilience, and business ethics, among other indicators. "We designed the ...
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