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Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... importance of putting wellbeing at the heart of policy decisions," Lycett said. "By doing this, with bipartisan support and legislation we can create an economy that better serves the people and the planet." Esther Kerr, CEO of Wealth and Capital Markets ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Circular Economy Strategy 2022-25 will be released in 2023. As recently reported in FS Sustainability, new government legislation is set to come into force on a federal level by 2025 that will help enforce product stewardship for PV waste. There's also ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... sold in markets in Asia, with a percentage exported beyond Asia - eventually landing on Australian dining tables. Legislation coming into force In response to this issue, there as been a gradual trend in anti-slavery legislation towards supply chain ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... taking to address those risks," said KPMG partner, human rights and social impact Meg Brodie. "The introduction of that legislation and a reporting initiative started the conversation in what is a pretty nascent/emerging market for embracing human rights ...

ASX 200 modern slavery disclosure lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... in its submission it called for an independent anti-slavery commissioner to monitor the impacts and function of the legislation, a due diligence requirement, to ensure entities are improving their risk assessment and mitigation, more robust enforcement ...

California considers bill to force fossil fuel divestment for CalPERS, CalSTRS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... investments of public employee retirement funds in a fossil fuel company, as defined," according to the text of the legislation. "The bill would require the boards to liquidate investments in a fossil fuel company on or before July 1, 2030. The bill ...

Businesses back stronger Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... The federal government has been conducting a review of the Modern Slavery Act, and it is widely supposed that the legislation will be reformed to further the aim of reducing modern slavery in Australian companies' operations and supply chain. The ...

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... surveyed do not report their GHG emissions. Respondents didn't report future mandatory climate disclosure obligations via legislation or the future integration of the International Sustainability Standards Board's sustainability reporting standards as ...

Testing ESG impacts on US pension fund returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... a -3.6% loss and the average red state pension fund showing a -6.2% loss. "If this effect is due the recent state legislation on US investments, the long-run costs could become significant," Rainmaker said. "This result does not address political tensions ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
New legislation to close the gender pay gap has been introduced, requiring employers to publish pay gap data for increased transparency. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 requires employers with 100 or more ...