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ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... domestic and international momentum for increased disclosure in climate risk and future signals into similar disclosure of nature and biodiversity. He advised that companies need to think about how sustainability and financial reporting work together ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... we look to the work that has been done on climate, and what are the things that work there. The market is building TNFD, Nature Action 100+, so all these elements are being copied for biodiversity and those are all collaborative because we need to make ...

Are investors walking the walk when it comes to voting on biodiversity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... report found. It is estimated that half of the world's economic activity ($44 trillion) is moderately or highly dependent on nature. Following the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted in 2022, Australia is set to establish a Nature ...

Greening Australia names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... expertise to the organisation in the past. Greening Australia consists of several subsidiary organisations - Canopy, a nature-based solutions business producing high quality environmental credits; Nindethana, a native seed supply business; SeedX, a native ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... they protect 80% of biodiversity. Australia's vast Indigenous land holdings and potential for renewable energy and nature-based solutions, businesses and investors are well-placed to find mutual sustained prosperity with Indigenous peoples through ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... environment minister Tanya Plibersek and NSW environment minister Penny Sharpe spoke for the first time together on stage at the Nature Conservation Council of NSW's Business Breakfast on Monday, ahead of the 2023 Budget announcement this week. The ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... said. "Don't underplay how difficult this transition will be. What we're undertaking is incredible in its scale and nature," Hughes said. "But I do want to highlight the green shoot of collaboration and cooperation that's happening... [but] ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... concurrently with existing initiatives, including the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). By doing so, the new taskforce aims to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding ...

ASIC fines Future Super over greenwashing Facebook post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Superannuation (Australia), the trustee of the Mercer Super Trust, for allegedly making misleading statements about the "sustainable nature and characteristics of some of its superannuation investment options. Action against greenwashing is one of ASIC's ...

New nature-based team for AECOM ANZ

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM has announced the creation of a specialized team dedicated to delivering nature-based client solutions in Australia and New Zealand. The ANZ-based team aims to address complex problems related to climate change ...