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Podcast: The international fight against greenwashing with John Pabon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... frameworks around greenwashing, and dissect Australia's new climate reporting laws and its impact on corporate transparency. John's book The Great Greenwashing: How brands, governments, and influencers are lying to you, has just launched in the ...

Directors welcome new climate reporting regime

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Representatives. "Our changes will establish Australia's climate risk disclosure framework, giving investors and companies the transparency, clarity, and certainty they need to invest in new opportunities as part of the net zero transformation," Treasurer ...

Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... option, did they know that you'd be green through offsets or through certain financial products? There needs to be transparency, accountability, and consistency in meeting [customer] expectations," she said. Constant started her five-year term with ...

Major indices provide ESG clarity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... requirements. To ensure robust and effective classification criteria for ESG products, observe best practice and heighten transparency, Deutsche Bank has updated its sustainable finance investment framework. The sector-specific framework, first introduced ...

Carbon trading roundup: Verra, REDD+, BetaCarbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... provide commentary in order to preserve the integrity of the process and prevent any undue influence. Integrity and transparency are vital to Verra, and we will work diligently to ensure that the findings of our investigation are communicated as soon ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... companies contributes to a lack of disclosure. "Growing public concern regarding sustainable practices calls for greater transparency from companies and some sort of incentive, or disincentive, is what's needed to encourage companies to thoroughly disclose ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... booming. In Europe, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) framework has been effective at providing transparency to the market by classifying products based on their sustainability credentials. The regulation is currently being revised. ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... 19% - or $18,461 - for private sector workplaces with 100 or more staff. However, companies are "nervous about pay transparency" and have a "reluctance to dig deeper," observers say. The median pay gap is the difference between the middle set of numbers ...

Investors scrutinise Australia-first gender pay gap data

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... $51.8 billion every year, according to minister for women Katy Gallagher. WGEA CEO Mary Wooldridge said gender pay transparency will be "a catalyst for action and change," particularly for companies with wide pay gaps within their industry. "It is encouraging ...

ISSB publishes jurisdictional guide, seeks experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... standards, the ISSB has released a preview version of a guide to adopting the standards. The guide aims to support transparency and comparability of information for global capital markets, regulators, and stakeholders. It informs a range of approaches ...