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| | | ... has outlined a three-year strategic plan to identify and eradicate the more than 16,400 estimated instances of modern slavery in the state. NSW independent anti-slavery commissioner James Cockayne delivered the roadmap to foster responsible business ... |
| | | | The proposed reforms to Australia's Modern Slavery Act will serve to improve transparency and enhance focus on remedies and remediation of instances of modern slavery, according to experts. Last week, the Australian government tabled a sweeping review ... |
| | | | A sweeping review of Australia's Modern Slavery Act has recommended the introduction of a mandatory due diligence process for reporting entities, penalties for organisations that don't comply with the act, and the establishment of a federal ... |
| | | | ... Melbourne, Tomoya Obokata, special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery at the United Nations noted that modern slavery is still on the rise - last year, the International Labor Organisation estimated that at any given time, 50 million people ... |
| | | | ... Anti-Slavery Commissioner, a move that would confirm widely held presumptions that that reform to the existing Modern Slavery Act would include the establishment of that function. "The Government will provide $8.0 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and ... |
| | | | ... role or organisation. The necessary skillsets range across broad ESG issues such as climate change, human rights, modern slavery, biodiversity, the report found. The top ESG skills in high demand include: research, data analysis, quantitative skills ... |
| | | | ... conflict. First Sentier has had a general human rights toolkit since 2016 and in 2020 added a framework for identifying Modern Slavery Risks. The toolkit is a five-step process for investment teams to identify risks, address risks, escalation, internal ... |
| | | | ... investment opportunity of our lifetime." "We are seeing more sophisticated questions from Australian investors on Modern Slavery. Australia has driven the conversation globally." "Companies must start treating employees as assets rather than liabilities," ... |
| | | | ... state or federal level). James explains his role, how government, business and investors 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 ... |
| | | | ... is expected to grow by 6.23% annually to 2027. However, many consumers and investors are unaware of the risk of modern slavery in seafood supply chains, and how that can impact on businesses as well as affected workers. La Trobe University associate ... |
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