Business and Human Rights

In this update, we summarise key modern slavery law developments in Australia and overseas during 2024, and what changes businesses should be prepared for in the rest of the year ahead.

10 April 2025

On 27 March 2024, the Treasurer introduced and read the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Bill) to the House of Representatives. The fourth schedule of the Bill sets out a new mandatory sustainability reporting regime.

27 June 2024

The EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) will pave the way for a new era of corporate due diligence obligations.

22 May 2024

The Government’s controversial 3rd tranche of industrial relations law reforms have now become law with both parts of the Fair Work Legislation Closing Loopholes legislative reform package passing the through Parliament earlier than expected in February after political compromise with the Greens and independent senators.

27 March 2024

The Commonwealth Government has released its strategy for moving towards gender equality through internal government policy, law reform, and changes to procurement requirements.

27 March 2024

This is a result of the important role finance flows play in the global shift toward a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy[1]. The stakeholders range from pension funds to banks and import-export institutions, which not only face the continuing indirect risks arising from climate action brought against clients and investees, but are also increasingly the direct targets of climate action for their roles in financing projects associated with significant carbon emissions.

01 June 2023