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ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... and financial sector disclosures. "The difference between accounting standards and taxonomies is that sustainability reporting standards look at the material risks of climate or other sustainability factors on the financial value of a business or institution," ...

ASIC warns directors over sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... to support disclosure and reporting in the future given the likelihood of a deeper connection between sustainability reporting and financial reporting. "Overall, we expect to see continued improvement in sustainability-related governance and disclosure ...

Majority of investors collaborate on engagement, but disclosure lags: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... in generating these real-world outcomes. "As investee companies become more sophisticated in their own sustainability reporting and global standards such as ISSB emerge, driving better more consistent reporting, we expect investors' stewardship activity ...

RBA governor urges implementation of ISSB standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... been a spaghetti bowl of global sustainability initiatives, frameworks and institutions," Rennie said. Sustainability reporting has suffered as result, so we all need to get on board to make sure this happens. "The ISSB standards will provide transparency ...

ASIC: improve greenwashing disclosure or risk penalty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... she said. LaBouchardiere spoke more broadly about international and local developments on climate and sustainability reporting and ASIC's role in those developments. ASIC is a member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) ...

SGCH publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... the value chain." SGCH mapped its activities and linked themes from its strategic plan against the UK Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing. SGCH has also aligned its approach to the SDG Impact Standards for Enterprises and prioritised ...

CBA sees push to greater quantity, quality of climate risk reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... financiers like banks to make good financial decisions." CBA cites four main drivers for businesses to enhance sustainability reporting - risk assessment and strategic planning, access to cheaper finance, more efficient capital allocation, and regulatory ...

Draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Sustainability reporting experts and climate specialists welcomed the release of the draft Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) but said more needs to be done on the language and metrics. The TNFD beta framework tackles the risk ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Kenny Fahey. "The challenge is there are many different programmes, and the issue is that the market for sustainability reporting and assurance has become chaotic and difficult to navigate. "Where we saw the opportunity for Leading Harvest is to create ...

Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
The speed and scale of sustainability reporting architecture is expected to continue in 2022, and with it demand for accounting professionals with ESG skills, according to CPA Australia. CPA Australia predicts that more entities will set net zero commitments ...