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Directors sweat on climate: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) in collaboration with advisory and investment firm Pollination. The Climate Governance Study 2024 showcases the views of 1057 AICD members, along with insights from interviews and roundtable discussions ...

Business calls for 12-month climate reporting delay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... "training wheels" to prevent "risking failure." This comes as Treasury considers a 6-month delay raised by the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Treasury is also considering an extension to modified liability to class action lawsuits and private ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... several years and is now playing catch up," Catherine Maxwell, general manager of policy and advocacy at the Governance Institute of Australia (GIA) said. "Multiple consultations are happening at the same time. These are complex areas of policy reform ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... expect to see a pay increase of 6.3% on average, while women will receive an increase of 5.2%, according to ADP Research Institute. 60% of women feel they are underpaid, compared to 56% of men. Older workers also believe they'll be overlooked for ...

ACCC issues greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... also develop guidance to help consumers confidently assess and rely on environmental claims. Meanwhile, the Governance Institute of Australia has launched a new guide on greenwashing to help businesses mitigate risk. Greenwashing: a governance perspective ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... global cooperation in climate investments was "unfortunate", however noted advances in transparency, integrity and governance of private sector decarbonisation and crediting. "This historic COP and its first stocktake under the Paris Agreement has crucially ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has published two methodology papers towards the development of Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy. To achieve Australia's goals for renewables deployment, there is a growing pipeline of public ...

Nature Market Repair Bill passes Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... repair framework will be built on that of Australia's carbon crediting framework, as it undergoes transparency and governance enhancements recommended by the 2022 Chubb Review, which otherwise found the ACCU framework to be 'essentially sound'." CMI ...

New advisory body for nature investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Henry, economist and former secretary of the department of treasury, will be joined by Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) CEO Kristy Graham, outgoing Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) CEO Simon O'Connor, ClimateWorks ...

Treasury spruiks CEFC role in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... emissions, working alongside banks and other financial institutions." The CEFC is a member of Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) and executive director Richard Lovell sits on one of the technical working groups. The strategy document pointed ...