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Cost a barrier for SME ambition on net zero: BSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly identify sustainability and net zero targets as important to their business practice, but cost is the main barrier towards taking action, according to BSI Group. BSI Group - the global standards ...

A new "nuclear renaissance" for investors: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Global energy markets are entering the "next nuclear renaissance", with Australian uranium miners poised to benefit over the short and medium term, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. "With the main focus being on energy security, a re-contracting cycle ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
A range of public and private sector entities have weighed in on the government's proposed Nature Repair Bill, expressing support and reservations over how a legislative framework for market-led biodiversity recovery would attract capital. The Senate ...

Super fund survey finds strong demand for sustainable super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... savings are," Bradford said. Despite this demand, it is often difficult for customers to understand exactly how green their fund actually is - versus how green it claims to be. "One of the challenges for consumers is the vast array of ESG approaches ...

Aussie, Kiwi ministers commit to sustainable finance alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Australia and New Zealand will work to align climate-related disclsures and sustainable finance frameworks across both countries to support businesses that operate across the Trans-Tasman economic region. Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Climate ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... investors regarding the differences between terms such as "net zero" and "carbon neutral", Higgins said. While larger businesses, fund managers, and experienced investors may grasp the distinctions, there is a significant portion of medium and smaller ...

Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... government is also introducing a sovereign green bonds program. The treasurer last month announced the government will co-fund the initial development phase of an Australian sustainable finance taxonomy in partnership with industry through the Australian ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Treasury concerning tax law changes, has been escalated. In response, AustralianSuper has become the first superannuation fund to freeze any new contracts with PwC, a spokesman said. PwC is AustralianSuper's independent auditor, according to the ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Greenhushing - in which companies stop all voluntary disclosure of ESG information - is just another form of greenwashing, according to ASIC chair Joe Longo. In a public speech today, Longo provided additional context to the market regulator's focus ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has identified climate change, biodiversity, social rights and ESG data quality as material issues that pose both financial materiality and impact materiality in their operations. Robeco has released its sustainability report ...