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Modern Slavery On Nightlife with Philip Clark
The Global Slavery Index 2018 estimates that on any given day in 2016, there were 15,000 people living in conditions of modern slavery in Australia - If slavery is illegal in Australia, why is it still happening?Helping us find some answers are:
Professor Jennifer Burn from the faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney and founder director of Anti-Slavery Australia.
David Cooke, Chair of the UN Global Compact Network Australia and former Managing Director of global technology firm Konica Minolta Australia.
Vanessa Zimmerman, CEO of Pillar Two- a business and human rights advisory firm.
Duration: 50min 48sec
Broadcast: Tue 19 Jan 2021, 10:00pm
Interview on Sunday Extra with Julian Morrow
Will Australia's world first modern slavery register drive change?
There are around 1900 victims of modern slavery in Australia at any one time and 40 million people living in slavery globally.
But under the Modern Slavery Act, which was introduced in 2018, companies based or operating in Australia with annual revenue greater than $100 million are now required to prepare annual modern slavery statements.
The first batch have been published and there are hopes that the world first public register may drive better human rights conditions across all areas of Australian business.
By: Julian Morrow on Sunday Extra
Guest: Vanessa Zimmerman, CEO of business and human rights advisory firm Pillar Two
Producer: Edwina Stott
Duration: 7min 7sec
Broadcast: Sun 6 Dec 2020, 9:05am
Human rights education for business: Serving the demand
CANBERRA — In Australia, the recently introduced Modern Slavery Act has seen the private sector demand more training and support — not only to understand their responsibilities under the act but to ensure human rights and social welfare are at the center of their business model.
This has also led to new opportunities to grow business.
In April, corporate sustainability expert and former legal advisor to the U.N. special representative on business and human rights, Vanessa Zimmerman, launched a new consulting business that acknowledged this market gap and demand for service: Pillar Two.
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By: Lisa Cornish
Interviewee: Vanessa Zimmerman, CEO of business and human rights advisory firm Pillar Two
Publication: devex Inside Development Private Sector
Published: 10 June 2019
Thought piece on devex by Lisa Cornish
Vanessa Zimmerman launches Pillar Two human rights consultancy
Vanessa Zimmerman has launched Pillar Two, a consultancy that will assist companies with human rights policy development and risk management, as well as assisting with human rights and Modern Slavery reporting.
By: Rachel Alembakis
Interviewee: Vanessa Zimmerman, CEO of business and human rights advisory firm Pillar Two
Publication: FS Sustainability
Published: 14 June 2019