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Expect audit standards by Christmas

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... adjustments for Australia. KPMG head of ESG advisory and assurance Adrian King feels confident the standards will improve transparency in sustainability reporting and provide much-needed clarity for companies. "Investors, as well as the Australian public ...

ESG ratings risk greenwash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... ratings suffer from "considerable shortcomings" in relation to consistency, comparability, data quality and methodology transparency. Addressing the criticism, Michelle Cameron, senior executive, Morningstar Sustainalytics said the firm is not concerned ...

Canberra to expand ACCU scheme

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... with robust governance, compliance and enforcement structures. It made 15 recommendations, including to strengthen transparency and participation by First Nations, rural, regional and remote communities. Canberra has agreed to the recommendations, with ...

Former bank whistleblower departs UniSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... experience, Gentilin wrote a book on how organisations can avoid ethical failures. He is currently an advisor to Transparency International Australia which seeks to enhance protections for whistleblowers in Australia. Speaking of his departure from UniSuper ...

Help on nature, climate disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... statements. They also worried sustainability disclosures were too disconnected from financial statements and lacked transparency. To fix this, the IASB has provided eight case studies on materiality judgements, disclosures about assumptions and estimation ...

Cbus bolsters ESG integration with new hire

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... fund's responsible investing approach also places strong emphasis on active stewardship, evidence-based research, and transparency.

APRA acts on climate risk watch

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... affordability of household insurance, especially in relation to natural disasters. It is also working to improve transparency more broadly in the superannuation industry, to ensure trustees act in the best interests of fund members. Lonsdale made the ...

Standards boards unite for global rollout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Mohamed Farid Saleh said. The ISSB recently published a roadmap to help countries adopt its standards to support transparency for capital markets, regulators, and stakeholders. It builds on a preview of the jurisdictional adoption guide published in ...

The 50 most influential ESG corporate professionals in Australia named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... on renewable energy adoption and carbon neutrality targets. Furthermore, governance reforms are crucial, ensuring transparency, accountability and ethical conduct across industry. Accordingly these elements were essential in determining the ESG Power50. ...

Stewardship resources should double

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... call on investors to pave the way for data-driven approaches to stewardship resourcing which foster accountability, transparency, and ultimately, impactful change." Hall added: "We look forward to feedback from across the global investment industry on ...