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Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... rights has become an issue to manage and ameliorate for companies and investor. Beyond worker safety concerns, modern slavery is still on the rise - last year, the International Labor Organisation estimated that at any given time, 50 million people are ...

ASX 200 modern slavery disclosure lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
ASX200 companies are reporting modern slavery risks at a basic level, but only 8% of companies identified a modern slavery incident or allegation in the third year of reporting under the Modern Slavery Act, according to new research from the Australian ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has added forced labour and modern slavery, just transition and tackling tax transparency to its 2023 engagement themes, while exploring engagement with governments on key ESG issues. Robeco launched its focused engagement ...

Businesses back stronger Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Australian companies support stronger regulation around modern slavery, including the establishment of a national anti-slavery commissioner and the introduction of financial penalties for inadequate disclosures. A coalition of human rights organisations ...

Scentre Group reports sustainability progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... 2030 net zero emissions goal. Scentre Group released its first Climate Statement this week, alongside its 2022 Modern Slavery Statement and 2022 Responsible Business Report. The reports outline the company's progress across ESG as well as goals for ...

Former MAS chief sustainability officer launches advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability issues. "Whether you're monitoring/engaging workers to understand the supply chain, at the moment most modern slavery act reporting is quite manual, there's a great opportunity to get technology involved." To that end, McBain is working ...

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... a big issue, but it went to first place after having had three years of greenhouse gas emissions, diversity and modern slavery as the top 3, to have cybersecurity go from fourth to first, that's pretty interesting," said co-head of ESG at the Perennial ...

FS Sustainability launches final voting round for ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... opportunities of transitioning their companies to a net zero carbon future, reporting and managing exposure to modern slavery and human rights exposures, covering the diversity, equity and inclusion agenda for recruiting and retaining talent and seeking ...

Mindaroo, QIC back FairSupply Series A fundraise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... institutional clients with visibility over ESG risk in supply chains and investment portfolios, covering factors such as modern slavery in the supply chain, Scope 3 carbon emissions, biodiversity and water use risk. The funding will be used to launch ...

Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... organisation priority ESG areas with a view to create positive change with real-world outcomes (such as climate change or modern slavery) and aligning stewardship policies, objectives and activities with these strategic priorities; and reactive stewardship ...