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RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... O'Connor pointed to regulatory developments around sustainability-focused products both globally, including the SEC ESG Disclosure Guidance in the US, SFDR in the EU, and SDR in the UK as well as locally. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has identified strengthening ...

CFA Societies in call for uniform ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... abating in 2023, CFA Societies is highlighting the need for uniform standards, such as the CFA Institute Global ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products. CFA Societies Australia notes asset managers can use more than one ESG approach for a single ...

ASIC greenwashing investigations continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Earlier in the year, ASIC issued Information Sheet 271, which focused on greenwashing and improving practices on ESG disclosure in listed entities, managed funds and superannuation. The information sheet was the result of a review ASIC has conducted ...

Australian miners top list as critical minerals demand grows: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
The need for critical minerals such as copper, nickel and cobalt to support the clean energy transition is expected to grow over the next three decades, with Australian miners poised to take advantage of this demand, according to research from PwC. ...

Majority of ASX200 reporting on ESG: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... in reporting - ACSI found that utilities, consumer staples, materials and real estate sectors are the leaders in ESG disclosure, with more than 70% providing comprehensive or detailed reporting. Health care and information technology sectors continue ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... kind of reporting is made mandatory. ASIC has not announced that they are setting any mandatory standards around ESG disclosure, however the European Union's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) regime has brought a level of regulation ...

ASIC: improve greenwashing disclosure or risk penalty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Investments Commission's (ASIC) recent information sheet on greenwashing is focused on improving practices on ESG disclosure in managed funds and superannuation, with the regulator saying it would consider enforcement action if they see "egregious ...

US SEC proposes rules for climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... body for the sustainable investment industry, noted that they initially asked the SEC to establish a comprehensive ESG disclosure framework in 2009. "The US SIF Foundation's 2020 Report on US Sustainable and Impact Investing Trends identified climate ...

Leadership essential in implementing ESG: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill in New Zealand, which impose mandatory ESG disclosure obligations. The challenge is that data required of asset managers, as part of SFDR is currently difficult to access ...

ASX200 ESG reporting increases, but gaps remain: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... directors obtain comfort over the veracity of periodic ESG and other non-financial reporting. Lifting the game on ESG disclosure is being driven by meeting stakeholder questions and expectations, PwC noted. The expectations and education of stakeholders ...