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ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... so anything that can help disclose political donations and also clearly disclose all the association memberships, advertising campaigns that are directed at advocacy, and understanding the priorities there," Hogan said.

US regulator slaps US$25m penalty on DWS for greenwashing, AML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... reasonably designed to ensure that its public statements about the ESG integrated products were accurate." "Whether advertising how they incorporate ESG factors into investment recommendations or making any other representation that is material to investors ...

US regulator adopts tighter rules for ESG fund names

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... oil, coal, and deforestation," said As You Sow CEO Andrew Behar. " These new rules will help provide needed truth in advertising and make a statement that financial greenwashing with misleading or deceptive ESG labels is not acceptable. Today, we see ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... need to think about how sustainability and financial reporting work together, "how can we ensure that marketing and advertising teams work with the legal and risk teams to ensure cohesion around sustainability-related claims," and "what assurances and ...

South Korea leads with ESG fund disclosure taskforce and anti-greenwash laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... omitting information about carbon emissions from its gas-based hydrogen production process, can be considered false advertising," SFOC head of legal operations Jihyeon Ha said in a statement. The draft greenwashing law is expected to be passed in the ...

Consumer watchdog warns on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... the same basic test under the consumer laws must be considered - what does the ordinary consumer understand by the advertising or branding material." The ACCC will commence an internet sweep of environmental claims by Australian businesses, and will ...

Demand for ethical ETFs surge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... concluded that the consumer watchdog is going to treat incorrect claims of green credentials as misleading and false advertising," Liddell said. "It comes back to the fact that the whole regulatory landscape now is recognising that sustainability needs ...

Glencore faces greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... decarbonsation plans in place. In separately lodged complaints on behalf of Lock the Gate Alliance and PCWP with the Advertising Standards Board in Australia, the EDO alleges "apparent breaches of the Environmental Claims Code and Australian Association ...

Government reforms aim for increased super transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... superannuation trustees should be spending members' money," and specifically cited examples such as marketing and advertising campaigns in the paper published in support of the budget announcement. The government's proposed reforms were met with ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... 214 million to 272 million. A fourth resolution requested a review of the company's corporate and sector "reputation advertising", which only garnered 13 million proxy votes in favour. Although a majority of shareholders have backed the climate resolution ...