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Australia’s tougher modern slavery proposals face investor pushback

Investor body warns proposed criminal penalties could discourage companies from identifying and disclosing supply-chain risks

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Jenna Lomax
Community Editor

The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has questioned a government plan to introduce new criminal penalties to Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018.

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