Modern slavery and human rights

Dr Katherine Christ, University of South Australia and Professor Roger Burritt, Australian National University - The Modern Slavery Compass is a tool to help business grapple with the management and reporting requirements of the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018.

This guide is a resource to help accountants assist firms identify issues, eliminate concerns, and comply in fact and in spirit to the Modern Slavery legislation. This document was prepared by the CPA Australia ESG Centre of Excellence.

Justine Nolan, Jolyon Ford, Professor M. Azizul Islam, 2019 - The Modern Slavery Act 2018 forms part of a global effort to relieve the plight of an estimated 40 million victims of modern slavery around the world. This CPA Australia funded research project serves as an important introduction for accountants on the rationale and implications of the Modern Slavery reporting regime.