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Name of Resource | 2. Human rights in supply chains: Promoting positive practice |
Type | Report / analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | Australia |
Enacting authority | Australian Human Rights Commission, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, Global Compact Network Australia |
Entry into force / date of approval | December 2015 |
Description | The report provides a unique insight into the current drivers, practices, and challenges of Australian businesses in managing human rights in their supply chains. The report provides practical guidance to assist businesses with identifying and addressing human rights risks in their supply chains. The research also sought to map how Australian businesses currently deal with human rights issues in their supply chains. Even as business leaders face hurdles dealing with vast, complex global supply chains, the report findings point to opportunities for increasing visibility and power to influence human rights outcomes through stronger relationships and partnerships. |
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Name of Resource | Modern slavery and global supply chains. Interim report of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade’s inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia |
Type | Report / analysis |
Country / jurisdiction | Australia |
Enacting authority | Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade |
Entry into force / date of approval | August 2017 |
Description | The report addresses how Australia can better combat modern slavery domestically and around the world in order to eradicate these exploitative practices. The document tries to answer the question of whether Australia should introduce a Modern Slavery Act similar to and improving on the United Kingdom’s Modern Slavery Act 2015. The interim report summarises and examines the operation of section 54 of the United Kingdom Modern Slavery Act and other international examples of supply chain reporting and due diligence requirements. It highlights the significant support from Australian businesses and organisations to introduce supply chain transparency reporting, and outlines many key principles identified by submitters and witnesses to consider in the development of any proposed legislation. |
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