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Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... ASRS requirements might deviate from those of IFRS S2. It's challenging from two perspectives - that of the finance sector, and that of the reporters. With respect to the finance sector, if Australian companies are reporting differently to comparable ...

Finance eyes $500b green buildings opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... multiple opportunities to address climate, resource, and biodiversity issues - but it can't do it by itself. The finance sector has a key role to play." Green loans and bonds are accelerating in the construction and retrofitting of efficient, low-carbon ...

"Looming" governance gap as reporting becomes mandatory

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... recently released a new report Turning strategy into reality: ESG implementation challenges in Australia's finance sector. Researchers interviewed experts from Westpac Institutional Bank, Perpetual, and Allianz, among others. It found that governance ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Government's ambitious, comprehensive, and measured approach to progressing sustainable finance reforms. There is strong finance sector support for these developments, and for Australia's ambitions to play a leadership role in the development ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... over 50% Indigenous voted on average 63% in favour of the proposal, according to political analyst Simon Jackman. Finance sector leaders say now is the time to take initiative in embedding the ethos of free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC), centering ...

Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Connecting how the finance sector can connect with innovations in biodiversity, natural capital and work being done on the ground in sectors like the agricultural industry is the next stage in driving real world impacts in protecting the natural world. ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... zero targets, in line with the EU Carbon Transition Benchmark regulatory framework Q&A with Stephen Catchpole, Finance Sector Lead, Energetics Q: Why do you say that net zero just makes business sense? A: Businesses that can adapt and be resilient to ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... trends than ESG ratings." Despite the challenges, Millais remains optimistic about fossil fuel divestment across the finance sector. "It's been clear to us since 2014 that the window is closing on any investment in the fossil fuel industry. It is ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the TTEG, and the calibre of the group appointed highlights the level of interest in this work from across the finance sector. ASFI looks forward to working closely with the TTEG, and with other stakeholders in this next phase of the work." FS Sustainability ...

Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... compliant manner in line with policies that are coming at us thick and fast that have fundamentally changed what our finance sector feels like." The efforts of regulators to address greenwashing will be a significant focus, with ASIC deputy chair Karen ...