LGP has developed a modern slavery toolkit for Councils New legislative requirements requiring councils to take steps to ensure the goods and services they procure are not the product of modern slavery, will take effect from 1 July 2022. From 1 July 2022, under the NSW Local Government Act 1993, all NSW councils will be …
The end of the 22/23 financial year marks the end of the first reporting period for councils in relation to modern slavery. This means that you are more than likely starting to think about what you will be including in your Modern Slavery Statement in your council’s Annual Report for 22/23. As of 1 July …
Are you wanting to optimise procurement to gain best value for money and meet sustainability goals, including: net zero targets, reducing environmental impacts, gaining social value, increasing local spend and employment, increasing supplier diversity, modern slavery prevention, and implementing a circular economy? ISO 20400, the international standard for sustainable procurement, is an internationally recognised framework …
Walk Free, an international human rights group that focusses on the eradication of modern slavery, has released its latest Global Slavery Index report. A global study that provides a picture of modern slavery as it exists across industries and countries. Concerningly, the global estimate of people living in modern slavery has increased by 10 million. …
Who am I? Although born in Sydney, I spent most of my childhood in regional NSW and then in the Illawarra. Much of my adulthood has been spent in Sydney, but I recently relocated back to the beautiful Illawarra and am enjoy living by the beach and close to family. I have an Italian background …
LGP Consulting Products Webinar Series “Reducing modern slavery risks in council supply chains.” The first annual reporting period for modern slavery will very soon end and many councils are grappling with how they can effectively reduce the risk of modern slavery occurring within their supply chains. Under new legislation that came into effect on 1 …
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