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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
... 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 ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... a significant rise of people in modern slavery over the last five years. In 2020, Australia introduced the Modern Slavery Act and companies have responded with reporting on exposures and risks in their operations and in their supply chains, but experts ...

Professionalise sustainability within funds: Panel

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... that the conversation no longer solely relates to climate change specifically. "Other issues such as biodiversity, modern slavery and labor rights are also spoken about increasingly," she said. "We need to think about it much more broadly; how much can ...

Final voting for ESG Power50 open

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... 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 ...

First Sentier names global responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... is picking topics that there isn't enough focus on and trying to dig in," she said. "There is a big focus on modern slavery and a lot of focus on modern slavery through the market, but what we've tried to do through Investors Against Slavery ...

FS Sustainability sets out to find ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... managing the risk and opportunities of transitioning their companies to a net zero carbon future, managing exposure to modern slavery and human rights exposures or ensuring that their companies resemble the broader Australian community by implementing ...

First Sentier hires to new ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... ethical and ESG superannuation funds. Le Mesurier has led and supported global engagements on climate change and modern slavery including the Woodside engagement for Climate Action 100+. The appointment is a "significant addition to the team, signalling ...

JANA announces Sustainability Advisory Council

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... but also individuals and society. Achieving the outcomes of net zero, racial and gender equality or eradicating modern slavery are challenges that our industry will play a central role in resolving but cannot achieve alone," he said. "This is precisely ...
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