Although a new concept for Australian business, the modern slavery legislation has followed in the footsteps of the UK who have had a Modern Slavery...
Archive for category: Modern Slavery
Where to start – how to do a modern slavery risk assessment
The modern slavery legislation requires businesses to report on the risks in their supply chain. This can feel like an overwhelming task considering the length...
Beyond compliance – using Modern Slavery legislation to add business value
Complying with the regulations will require time and business resources. However, it offers the opportunity to go beyond compliance and to ensure these compliance processes...
Australian business – time to get to your act together
The Australian Modern Slavery Act has passed Parliament and will come into force in early 2019. Affecting about 3,000 companies, organisations with a turnover of...
A reflection of the 2018 ISCA conference
Another year and another ISCA conference has gone by. Well done and thank you to the entire ISCA team. To put together such a well...
The Role of Sustainable Products and Materials in Green Star
While a few businesses are on a mission to save the planet, most companies look at sustainability through a more commercial lens. Reducing energy and...
Modern Slavery: time to get your Act together
In the month of June we saw not one, but two pieces of modern slavery legislation announced. The Modern Slavery Bill 2018 was introduced into...
Edge joins the Green Star Expert Reference Panels
At Edge we’re enthusiastic members of the Green Building Council of Australia and do what we can to contribute to their efforts to progress the...
Modern slavery in Australia – the issue, the legislation and what to do about it
The term “Modern Slavery” has been in the news a lot lately. Companies all over the world – many of them household names – have...
Procuring the way to ethical supply chains – insight from the Government Procurement Conference 2017
I recently attended the Government Procurement conference and I was pleasantly surprised to find social sustainability was, within the first hour named as one the...
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