AuthorRobin is an accomplished presenter, educator and media commentator. His articles cover topics such as healthy and efficient buildings, as well as better, more sustainable supply chains. Archives
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'Slavery expert on the current state of slavery in Australia': Radio Interview on 6PR Perth14/11/2023 An anti-slavery group which works with Australia’s biggest companies is pushing for more action to be taken to dismantle modern slavery domestically and globally.
Chief Executive Officer of Better Sydney, Robin Mellon, says there are eight types of exploitations which define modern slavery. “In Australia, they’re probably in all the way through our supply chain,” he told Gary Adshead. Listen to the radio interview at https://www.6pr.com.au/anti-slavery-expert-on-the-current-state-of-slavery-in-australia/
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Once in a while, a catalyst for huge change arises, offering business leaders a chance to transform their operations for the better and make even more of a positive impact on the world. This month, one of the world’s biggest opportunities to build more profitable, ethical and resilient supply chains was announced.
Read more in The Fifth Estate: https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/5-steps-to-a-living-wage-for-the-people-in-your-supply-chain-its-not-so-hard/
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Property and construction businesses play a crucial role in combatting modern slavery in their workplaces. They do this by listening, responding as well as remediating harm to people across business operations and supply chains. This is part of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights.
Last Friday, on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the Property Council released ‘Remediating Modern Slavery in Property and Construction: A Practical Guide for Effective Human Rights Remediation’. Building on the Property Council’s Modern Slavery Working Group’s focus on its supplier engagement platform and guide to grievance mechanisms, remediating modern slavery was identified as a priority area of members and their suppliers requiring a collaborative effort. Read more at https://www.propertycouncil.com.au/property-australia/remediating-modern-slavery-in-property-and-construction
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UN Global Compact Network Australia 'Bite-sized Learning': The Cost of Inaction on Modern Slavery8/11/2022 unglobalcompact.org.au/video-bite-sized-learning-the-cost-of-inaction-on-modern-slavery/The UN Global Compact Network Australia's Human Rights Manager Chris Caskey spoke to Robin Mellon, CEO at Better Sydney, to understand how businesses should be approaching the business case for respecting human rights. Robin contrasts the cost of action versus the high cost of inaction, and outlines resources that businesses can use in starting their work today: https://unglobalcompact.org.au/video-bite-sized-learning-the-cost-of-inaction-on-modern-slavery/
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