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Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... increase reporting of climate-related financial information. The FSB requested that the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation to take over the monitoring of the progress of companies' climate-related disclosures. As the International ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... aiming to legislate mandatory climate disclosures for Australian companies based on the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)'s global reporting framework. Business should not underestimate the task ahead. The Australian Accounting ...

The rise and rise of ESG salaries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... unlock opportunities through the development of tools and initiatives in response to emerging legislation, reporting standards trends and thematics. "The expectation is that salaries for ESG professionals will continue to increase as the gap between ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... business and investors. This included the establishment of an end-to-end integrity framework that will create uniform standards in the Voluntary Carbon Market as priority is given to at-source decarbonisation." "The outcomes of COP28 must remain a floorboard ...

GRI and EFRAG partner on Interoperability Index

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... GRI-ESRS Interoperability Index aims to offer guidance on technical implementation of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and reduce the reporting burden on companies. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the European Financial ...

Research flags need for comprehensive ESG reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Chalmers recently announced the government will merge the three bodies that oversee financial reporting and set reporting standards - the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB), the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and the Financial Reporting ...

RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Telstra Super, and UniSuper named as responsible investment leaders, out of a list of 53. The funds were assessed on standards including their commitment to good governance and accountability; implementation and measurement of responsible investment ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... efficient buildings and this applies to all government buildings in NSW - they have to make sure they upgrade to meet standards around HVAC, energy efficient lighting, and so forth. "This can expand markets and reduce barriers to entry if and where they ...

New code of practice guidance for voluntary carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... use of credits complements genuine action to decarbonise their value chain," Nazareth said. "By setting high-integrity standards for the supply and use of credits we aim to mobilise private sector investment at scale for climate solutions to reduce and ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the incorporation of TNFD reporting for corporations into the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) framework. It calls for international regulatory alignment on sustainable finance regulations to address ...