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Six questions boards should be asking about human rights
As a key part of the ‘S’ in ESG, business human rights impacts are increasingly recognised as material to corporate performance, reputation and compliance, and the topic is on board agenda ...
ESG class actions: emerging trends
As the global push towards decarbonisation and ethical sourcing intensifies, businesses must keep abreast of ESG developments not only to maintain their social licence to operate and comply with evolv ...
The role of in-house counsel and legal professional privilege in business human rights
Covered in this webinar: Our perspective on common scenarios where it can be critical to establish and maintain legal professional privilege. Whether and how legal professional privilege can apply to specific business human rights work products such as human rights impact assessments, investigation reports and more. The pitfalls associated with seeking to establish and maintain legal professional privilege, and strategies to avoid them. ...
Renewables, grids and human rights: risk, obligations and best practice
Covered in this webinar: Recognising potential modern slavery issues related to supply chains, and how to identify and lessen associated risks. Respecting Indigenous rights, including Free Prior and Informed Consent, benefit sharing and co-ownership, and cultural heritage considerations. Unpacking social licence obligations - what communities and stakeholders now expect. ...
2024 regulatory enforcement trends and what they mean for the year ahead
Throughout 2024, regulatory enforcement risk in Australia was significantly influenced by ESG factors, along with issues relating to cyber, data and privacy. Notable regulatory developments occurred in these areas. ...
Significant reforms made to cultural heritage protections in the Northern Territory
Protection of sacred Indigenous sites is a cornerstone of preserving Australia’s First Nations heritage. The Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989 (the Act) requires project proponents operating in the Northern Territory (NT) to obtain approval to operate in the vicinity of sacred site ...
Review of the 'future acts' regime: key proposals and next steps
The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released a discussion paper as part of its comprehensive review into the 'future acts' regime under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (NT Act). This follows the issues paper published in November 2024, inviting further engagement on reforming this key ...
Where to next? Responding to the evolving landscape for business and human rights
With significant ESG developments unfolding globally and the dust settling on our own federal election, now is the time to take stock of the ESG landscape in Australia, particularly in the 'S' domain. ...
FPIC in focus: implications of a recent Canadian Federal Court decision for Australian stakeholders
The principle of 'free, prior and informed consent' (FPIC) is recognised as a 'gold standard' for engaging with First Nations communities in the context of environmental, social and governance (ESG) c ...
High Court rules on Commonwealth liability for native title acquisitions in the NT
Commonwealth exposed to compensation claims for pre-1975 native title extinguishments ...