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Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... a commitment by the assistant treasurer to establish national standards for a green taxonomy, APRA flagging that their climate vulnerability assessment is likely to extend to super funds and insurance companies, and ASIC saying investigations into greenwashing ...

ASIC greenwashing investigations continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability-related statements made to the ASX in October 2021. Longo noted that there is strong investor demand for climate-related disclosure to help investors make capital allocation decisions, and ASIC's task is to "ensure that there is integrity ...

APRA flags extension of climate vulnerability asssessment to super, insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) that APRA conducted with Australia's five largest banks is likely to be expanded to other industries overseen by the prudential regulator, including super funds and insurers, according to deputy chair Helen ...

Altius Asset Management publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... holdings, due to limitations on disclosure related to the bonds that the fund holds. Altius used metrics from the ISS ESG Climate Impact Assessment report as part of their calculation, and Altius noted that ISS ESG sourced emissions data through company ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Companies that are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) are required on a comply or explain basis to report their climate risks using the (TCFD) framework, and McBain said that financial institutions will also be required to report under the ...

Government commits to establishing green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... O'Connor. "We welcome the government's recognition of the concrete role it needs to play in leveraging capital to achieve our climate goals," O'Connor said. A sustainable finance taxonomy, one that sets out a common language and helps us to assess progress ...

Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
The federal government announced a suite of measures across climate, gender and housing issues while announcing that they will develop a framework to integrate measures of wellbeing into future economic policy settings. The so-called mini-budget announced ...

Less than 20% of ASX200 disclose financial impacts of climate risk: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
More than half of ASX200 companies identify climate change as current or emerging risk, yet less than 20% are disclosing how their financial position may change due to climate-related risks and opportunities, according to research from PwC. PwC recently ...

ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Translating broad and ambitious commitments on climate and sustainable finance into concrete action will be the main topic of discussion at this week's Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) Summit in Sydney. The one-day summit will feature ...

ISSB to require Scope 3 emissions disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... to report Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions as part of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate-related disclosure standards. The ISSB voted unanimously to include Scopes 1 2 and 3 at its October meeting, "following careful ...