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Mandatory climate disclosures reveal wide divergence in reporting practices

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Australia's first wave of mandatory climate-related financial disclosures has revealed significant differences in how major companies are interpreting the new reporting regime, despite widespread adoption of climate risk analysis, according to new research ...

Financial services 'structurally behind' on calculating climate-related risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
Although financial services firms have formed "solid" governance structures to acknowledge climate-related risks, the action taken on them tells a very different story, a new analysis shows. Sustainability consultancy ERM has analysed 33 disclosures ...

Green moves: AustralianSuper, Grattan Institute, Fidelity

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has expanded the role of its Australian sustainability lead to oversee client initiatives. Daniela Jaramillo will continue to lead Fidelity's sustainability positioning while also helping deliver the firm's broader priorities ...

GRI appoints chair to sustainability standard-setting board

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has appointed Susanne Stormer as the chair of the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), the governance body responsible for setting the GRI standards. Stormer will assume her three-year term with the GSSB ...

ESG's 'spiritual recession' coming to an end: Zenith

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Zenith Investment Partners says responsible investing is showing signs of recovery after facing a challenging time due to political pushback. "After a period of what I'd describe as a spiritual recession, we are seeing responsible investment start to ...

Fund managers cite net zero, active ownership as top focus: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Net zero and active ownership, including proxy voting, are the top areas of responsible investment focus for fund managers, Frontier Advisors' annual survey reveals. The 83 fund managers canvassed in the 2025 What fund managers (and consultants) really ...

APRA told to reign in super system's financed emissions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation by 2050. Cooper said that the VER framework can complement the new Australian sustainability reporting standard which applies to all super funds in FY27 and it would support the government's 2035 emissions-reduction target of 62-70% ...

The opportunity Australia must embrace: Canbury

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Australia report indicates that key sectors are only achieving 31% average alignment with Australian Sustainability Reporting Standard (ASRS). The research revealed that institutions across the industry are only averaging a 23% alignment on metrics and ...

UK ditches sustainable finance taxonomy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The UK government has abandoned the Green Taxonomy as it believes it "would not be the most effective tool to deliver the green transition" and should not be part of the sustainable finance framework. "Whilst the government's ambitions to continue as ...

APESB releases ethics, independence standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB) launched new standards that set out new ethical and independence requirements for sustainability reporting and assurance in Australia. The amending standards relate to APES 110 Code of ...
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