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US proposes fresh tariffs on Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... agreement with the US, and we've made that case repeatedly," Chalmers said. "Now, when it comes to the specifics of the modern slavery laws, we've got world-leading legislation in place already to combat the evils of modern slavery. This is the issue ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... Conference. According to estimates from the International Labour Organisation, some 50 million people globally face modern slavery conditions. For investors, it means being cognisant of modern slavery hiding deep inside global supply chains. "Investors ...

Addressing modern slavery risks more critical than ever: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference will help financial services professionals address modern slavery risk in portfolios, particularly as new laws propose entities should identify and take reasonable action on such risks. ...

New gig for Challenger's ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... global regulatory landscape, climate risk and PRI reporting, O'Meara is also responsible for the firm's modern slavery statement and leads the modern slavery working group in developing the risk and control framework in operations and the supply ...

Investors called on to help end modern slavery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... "As investors and corporate leaders, you have enormous capacity to successfully make a contribution to combating modern slavery," Evans said. "Strong stewardship involves getting curious and asking not what actions you took, but rather what you achieved ...

New framework for investors to navigate AI released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024
... designed to help bridge the gap between emerging RAI considerations and traditional ESG principles, such as climate, modern slavery, and governance. Step one of the framework determines materiality risk incorporating 27 AI use cases across nine key sectors. ...

Financial services class actions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... continued regulatory focus on greenwashing and bluewashing, as well as proposed introduction of mandatory climate and modern slavery reporting requirements will likely increase class action risk. "In line with our last Class Action Risk Report, the scope ...

Treasury releases climate disclosure draft legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... period of regulator-only enforcement. We trust ASIC to take action based on the public interest." Much like the Modern Slavery Act, the government will conduct a review of climate disclosure requirements 2028-29. The review will be led by Treasury, working ...

Nominations open in FS Sustainability Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... as the federal government announced plans to make climate reporting mandatory from 1 July 2024, a review of the Modern Slavery Act recommended meaningful reforms to enhance protections of human rights and Treasury announced a long-anticipated sustainable ...

Infrastructure an asset class for all seasons: IFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... include organisational workforce practices (especially labour rights and health and safety), supply chains and modern slavery, inequality across income, wealth and opportunity, and inclusion and diversity. IFM said the advantage of unlisted infrastructure ...
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