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Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... global baseline for countries to develop their own mandatory disclosure regimes. Legislation was introduced into federal parliament in February to empower the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) to develop sustainability standards, the Auditing ...

$20.5 billion cash infusion for Australia's green bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... billion to be added by other new appropriations. "This is most significant support by the Australian Government and Parliament for our work as Australia's 'green bank' in investing on behalf of all Australians in our low emissions future," said CEFC ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... slavery from supply chains. Cockayne was joined by the James Martin Institute for Public Policy (JMI) today at NSW Parliament house. According to the most recent report by Walk Free, there currently are more than 50 million people estimated to be living ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... the robustness of some carbon offsets, this can make a big difference regarding the merit of a claim." The European Parliament in May proposed banning the use of general environmental claims like "environmentally friendly", "natural", "biodegradable" ...

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... statutory analysis of the operation of the Act in its first three years. Attorney General Mark Dreyfus tabled the report in Parliament late this week. Other recommendations include lowering the reporting threshold from organisations with $100 million ...

Assessing the risks of psychosocial safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the culture of the business environment beyond anything that executives and board members do, Bruce said. Last year Parliament passed new legislation for seven of the recommendations from the landmark Respect@Work report into sexual harassment in the ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... transparency in supply chains and help fight modern slavery in Australia and abroad," the budget said. In his speech to Parliament, Chalmers spoke of the government's desire to make Australia a "renewable energy superpower", and announced an array of ...

Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Karen Mundine, CEO at Reconciliation Australia, and Phil Usher, CEO at First Nations Foundation, will speak on Voice to Parliament and how investors be a genuine partner in reconciliation and self-determination."

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... household income. At the end of this year Australians will be asked to vote on constitutional recognition of a Voice to Parliament, which will inform policy and legal decisions that impact the lives of First Nations peoples, and support stronger relationships ...

Safeguard Mechanism reforms to prompt ACCU demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... scheme. "From the bearish side, implementation will take some legislative changes that will need to pass both houses of parliament." CBA's Sustainable Economic research suggests that these changes will imply a "significant increase" in ACCU between 2023 ...