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Safeguard Mechanism reforms to prompt ACCU demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Demand for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) will continue to be high, but there is an increased risk in a cumulative shortfall to 2030. An independent review of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme - the Chubb Review - has found the ...

CFA Societies in call for uniform ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
CFA Societies Australia is calling on global asset managers to adopt uniform disclosure standards for ESG investment products. Given the intensifying focus on greenwashing that shows no sign of abating in 2023, CFA Societies is highlighting the need ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has made key recommendations on a sustainable finance taxonomy that is science-based, usable, operates with other international jurisdictions and meets the need of the Australian economic context. ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The federal government will seek to introduce mandatory climate risk reporting standards as a first step towards a more ambitious sustainable finance strategy next year. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a consultation paper on climate risk reporting ...

Australians cite ethical investing as advice gap: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... for not providing advice on ethical/responsible investment. High fees and lack of trust were the most cited reasons. While tax, managed funds and direct shares topped the list of topics that survey respondents cited as being essential topics for which ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
A range of ESG-related regulatory actions have come up for discussion in the last week, including a commitment by the assistant treasurer to establish national standards for a green taxonomy, APRA flagging that their climate vulnerability assessment ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... business and green citizens." The Green Plan 2030 takes a whole of economy approach to decarbonization, including a carbon tax which is currently set at S$5 per t/CO2 and which will rise to S$50-$80 per tonne of CO2 by 2030. Companies that are listed ...

CEFC allocated additional $8.6 billion in budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The federal government has injected an additional $8.6 billion into the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) as part of the federal budget. The new funding will be the first new allocation to the CEFC since its inception 10 years ago, and comes as ...

Government commits to establishing green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones committed to working with the finance industry to establish national standards for a green taxonomy that will define sustainable finance in Australia. Jones stopped short of committing to legislating the forthcoming ...

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 ...