In a new episode of Corrs’ Essential ESG podcast, hosts Lara Hall and Kate Gill‑Herdman break down the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) updated guidance on modern slavery and sustainability collaborations.
How is the refreshed guidance designed to help businesses collaborate responsibly while navigating Australia’s competition laws and compliance obligations? And why is collaboration increasingly critical for identifying modern slavery risks across complex, multi‑layered supply chains?
Lara – who supported the Office of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner in working on the updated guidance with the ACCC – and Kate unpack everything you need to know, including:
- Practical considerations for organisations wanting to work together
- The role of information‑sharing protocols
- The pathways available when more formal engagement with the ACCC is required
“The guidance provides helpful examples of where information exchange protocols can really effectively mitigate risks to ensure that everyone who’s involved in the collaboration understands what the purpose of the collaboration is, understands what competition law risks could arise and essentially commits to ensuring that the discussions that take place are really focused on the areas that the collaboration has been established for,” said Lara.
“That is, to identify modern slavery risks or share information about this certain topic and not deviate to any other common topics that participants might inadvertently want to discuss.”
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The Essential ESG podcast series examines topical issues affecting the rapidly evolving environmental, social and governance landscape in Australia and beyond.
