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No role for monetary policy to address climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... financial sector. It should continue to collaborate with its regulatory peers, both domestically and internationally." Nicki Hutley, independent economic consultant and councillor on the Climate Council, noted that the review narrowly focused on the ...

Climate change to shape economy long-term: Forum

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... the shape of Australia's economy. Speaking at the Financial Standard annual Chief Economists Forum this week Nicki Hutley, independent economic consultant and councillor on the Climate Council, addressed Australia's fiscal policy context and ...

ISSB standards do not introduce increased risk for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... basis" but not certainty where the subject matter makes that impossible. The new legal opinion builds on the landmark 'Hutley Opinions' by Hartford-Davis and Noel Hutley SC, which confirmed that directors have a duty to consider and manage climate ...

ACCR files additional claims in Santos lawsuit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... law. The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is acting on behalf of ACCR, and ACCR will be represented in court by Noel Hutley SC, Sebastian Hartford-Davis and Jerome Entwisle. ACCR has now filed to expand its case to include alleged greenwashing in ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... when it comes to renewable energy and climate concerns, the budget was a "massive missed opportunity", according to Nicki Hutley, a climate councillor at the Climate Council and aneconomist and former Partner at Deloitte Access Economics. Hutley calculated ...

Dire IPCC climate report should catalyse investor, business action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... clear that Australia's economy faces significant and growing economic challenges due to climate change," said Nicki Hutley, a spokesperson for the Climate Council of Australia and former partner at Deloitte Access Economics. " However, it is also ...

Santos sued over clean energy, net zero claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... consumer law. The Environmental Defenders Office will act on behalf of ACCR, and ACCR will be represented in court by Noel Hutley SC, Sebastian Hartford-Davis and Jerome Entwisle. "We've had countless number of gas companies that have made the claim ...

QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... that any representation of a net zero commitment is founded on a reasonable basis, in line with recent opinions from Noel Hutley regarding trustees duties around climate risk, Barnden said. "[Equity Generation] we think there's a problem with how QSuper ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... comes to managing climate risk. According to a recent legal opinion, Climate Change and Directors Duties, written by Noel Hutley and Sebastian Hartford-Davis for the Centre for Policy Developments, company directors should consider the increasing standard ...

Directors urged to exercise legal duties over climate risk as context evolves

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... of the Taskforce on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and, in Australia, prior to developments including the Hutley opinion and statements by ASIC, APRA, the RBA and the AASB regarding material disclosures of climate risk. Further, at the ...