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In the latest episode of Beyond the Numbers with Grant Thornton, our Brisbane Office Chair and Tax Partner Sian Sinclair and Risk Consulting Partner Jarrod Lean discuss opportunities, challenges, procurement risks and strategies.

In this episode, Director of Operations at Walk Free, Katharine Bryant, discusses the rising wave of socially responsible generations wanting to make a difference, the methodology behind the Global Slavery Index as well as the challenges in collecting data, and what more can be done to eradicate modern slavery.

In this episode of Navigating the New Normal, Katherine Shamai, Partner in the Risk Consulting team unpacks what modern slavery is and what businesses are required to report in Australia.

As the Real Estate and Construction industry continues to face increasing costs, thin profit margins, heightened scrutiny and regulatory changes, the potential for fraud and corruption is higher than ever. What measures can your business put in place to best stay protected in the face of rising financial crime?

With the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act in 2018, Australia became a leading jurisdiction in combating Modern Slavery, which is defined as the exploitation of workers where offenders use coercion, threats or deception to exploit employees, and undermine their freedom. The Act made provisions for a statutory review of the act, which commenced in 2022 and concluded with the release of the Report of the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) by the Attorney General's Department on 25 May 2023.

In June 2018, the NSW Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW Act) was passed – just ahead of the national approach to modern slavery. The Commonwealth’s Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (the Commonwealth Act) was introduced to the Commonwealth Parliament a few weeks after New South Wales.

While Modern Slavery Statement reporting periods have gone back to their normal schedule, now is a timely reminder to collate your Modern Slavery Statements and submit in time with the regular deadlines.

The Modern Slavery Act reporting deadline has been extended to 31 March 2021.

In this podcast, Grant Thornton Risk Consulting partner Katherine Shamai discusses what it means to be a good corporate citizen, how COVID has moved the conversation along, and the long term risks to brand and stakeholders of getting it wrong.

Modern Slavery, in its simplest terms, refers to exploitation of a person for the gain of another person/group and often leaves the person feeling trapped in unethical conditions.