Search Results

Showing 251 - 260 of 1131 results for "Reporting 2025"

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Safeguard Mechanism scheme, companies that do not meet their emissions baseline under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGERS) scheme must offset their activities through the purchase of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). This knowledge ...

Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury has released an updated statement of expectations for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) which includes the adoption of climate reporting standards by super funds, banks and insurers. "For the first time, the government is ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Greenhushing - in which companies stop all voluntary disclosure of ESG information - is just another form of greenwashing, according to ASIC chair Joe Longo. In a public speech today, Longo provided additional context to the market regulator's focus ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco has identified climate change, biodiversity, social rights and ESG data quality as material issues that pose both financial materiality and impact materiality in their operations. Robeco has released its sustainability report ...

Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
The proposed reforms to Australia's Modern Slavery Act will serve to improve transparency and enhance focus on remedies and remediation of instances of modern slavery, according to experts. Last week, the Australian government tabled a sweeping review ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Asset managers have argued in favour of engagement rather than divestment - but a new report from non-profit financial think tank Planet Tracker has found that even sustainability funds at the largest asset managers are consistently voting against biodiversity ...

Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Hejaz Group has bought a $10 million stake in Islamic Bank Australia, a move that will see Hejaz abandon its plan to obtain its own retail banking license. Hejaz, an Australian Islamic financial services provider, is funding the investment into Islamic ...

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
A sweeping review of Australia's Modern Slavery Act has recommended the introduction of a mandatory due diligence process for reporting entities, penalties for organisations that don't comply with the act, and the establishment of a federal ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Stakeholder Council Member. McBrien said that the forthcoming standards, which cover climate and wider sustainability reporting "relieves confusion, it makes it more cost effective for businesses, and it gives a clear signal to investors around the world ...

CBRE rolls out sustainability data-intelligence platform for commercial property

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
CBRE Australia and New Zealand is implementing a landlord-focused real estate sustainability data intelligence platform for commercial properties. CBRE Property Management has formed an exclusive global strategic partnership with UK-based Deepki, a ...