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RBA governor urges implementation of ISSB standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability and climate reporting standards, which are currently being developed to sit alongside international accounting standards. "Australia is going to need to find a way to implement those here," Lowe said. "The government has a role to play ...

V-Square launches ESG index strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... by MSCI and tracks companies assessed as sector leaders based on ESG scores that are aligned with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Materiality Framework. The index also seeks to minimize exposure to companies with carbon transition ...

Kilter Rural discloses state of natural capital in $68m agri fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... first corporate farmland investment manager in Australia to trial the development of environmental accounts using the Accounting for Nature Framework, and has added more new methodologies to benchmark and measure the condition of native vegetation, soil ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... the facts with regard to the current legislation - that's all it is. "It does also mention a couple of different accounting standards from around the world, but doesn't really apply directly to managed funds at the fund level, although it does ...

ASIC: improve greenwashing disclosure or risk penalty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which is reviewing the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) draft accounting standards on sustainability and climate risk. She also noted that ASIC has encouraged companies for several years to align ...

Brambles sets 2040 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... transport technologies including electric and hydrogen, a supplier engagement programme to support vendors with carbon accounting and target setting, reducing the volume of waste and diverting it from landfill, and exploring carbon in setting opportunities ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... standard is aligned with the TCFD, which is increasingly adopted across Australian organisations. Recently, Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) chair Keith Kendall told FS Sustainability that the AASB is conducting a public consultation on the ...

AASB considering ISSB sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is considering how to integrate climate change and sustainability-related financial accounting standards into Australian standards. AASB is consulting on the recently draft International Sustainability ...

Hejaz Income Fund AUM up more than 50%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... be classed as Sharia compliant, all investments must undergo mandatory ethical screening using the rules set by the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI). "We need to be able to have visibility into the underlying ...

ISSB launches draft sustainability disclosure standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation, the governing body that develops and promotes the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), which establishes the financial reporting standards that are used throughout the world. ...