HRWG 2021 Meeting #3 - Modern slavery within the solar power industry

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Our September meeting included presentations by Kim Randle, Executive Director and Principal Lawyer at Fair Supply and Lisa Caripis, Research and Policy Manager at Transparency International Australia (TIA).Kim’s presentation focused on modern slavery concerns throughout the global solar energy supply chain, particularly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.Lisa’s presentation explored how corruption affects ESG outcomes in the mining sector. This presentation provides investors with questions to help guide an anti-corruption assessment.https://youtu.be/jYchfJMbu4c

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