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New modern slavery reporting requirements beneficial for both human rights and Australian business

As well as contributing to a reduction of instances of modern slavery, a Federal Government proposal to introduce a modern slavery risk reporting regime …

Environmental laws trump Linc Energy creditors

Today the Queensland Supreme Court held that an insolvent company’s environmental obligations under State law were unaffected by the liquidators’ …

Queensland environmental laws trump Commonwealth Corporations Act, liquidators are ’executive officers’

Today the Queensland Supreme Court confirmed that the liquidators of an insolvent company are ‘executive officers’ of that company under Queensland’s …

Data Breach Notification Laws reinforce emphasis on Cyber Security strategies

Companies across Australia must review their corporate governance and cyber security strategies to ensure they meet the increased regulatory burden …

New mandatory data breach reporting law passed

The Federal Government has today passed the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2016 to amend the Privacy Act 1988 to include mandatory …

Crisis contenders

Significant adverse events are ever present in the corporate landscape – think environmental disasters, rogue traders and fake emissions reports – so …

Video: Avoiding implementation failure in a crisis response

Five golden rules for managing an environmental crisis

Cutting through the noise – here are the five core principles to get your business through the crisisEnvironmental incidents are unexpected and …

Crisis comms and response in the 'always on' digital world

Your core tactics and considerations when corporate crisis hits. Keep your reputation intact in the court of social mediaIn an 'always on' digital world: …

Time for human rights to be on Olympic agenda from start to finish

More than ever the International Olympic Committee has to take on responsibility for human rights in connection with the whole life cycle of the Olympic …

Crisis contenders: Human rights violations as a source of risk

Media coverage linking organisations with the violation of human rights is now commonplace. Stories of environmental disasters, the intervention of …

English court makes landmark corporate modern slavery civil order

In a landmark ruling, the English Court has for the first time, awarded damages against a company in relation to modern slavery, broadening the scope of …