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Government introduces anti-slavery commissioner legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... chains," according to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. "The commissioner will play a key role in helping to shape implementation of future modern slavery reforms, including those which may arise from the recent statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act ...

Treasury proposes merger of accounting, audit bodies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Reporting Council. The new integrated body will implement accounting and auditing standards, including "the ongoing implementation of climate-related financial disclosure standards in Australia." The new body would be up and running by 1 July 2026, if ...

Slow progress on human rights in business

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... practices. WBA identified top-performing companies as those that assign clear internal responsibilities for the daily implementation of human rights commitments and offer role-specific human rights training. Spanish energy company Repsol came top of ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... head of ISS ESG said. "Modelled data can be used to bridge both this gap and the gaps created by the staggered implementation of EU Taxonomy requirements. ISS ESG's newly enhanced, comprehensive EU Taxonomy Alignment Solution, which uses both modelled ...

Finance eyes $500b green buildings opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... were released by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). That same month Treasury proposed the implementation of mandatory climate-related disclosures. In 2022 the debt market raised more funds for climate-friendly projects than for ...

"Looming" governance gap as reporting becomes mandatory

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... leadership and stakeholder engagement agency 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 ...

PRI to shake up reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosure regime for signatories in 2013 and since 2014, signatories have been required to report annually on their implementation of the PRI's six principles across a wider range of asset classes and investment activities, including voting and ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... now and 2030 or 2050, there's no supply chain challenges, labour force challenges, social license challenges, implementation challenges, bumps along the road just doesn't exist." The government had its own struggle with this when developing the ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... mandated to submit their climate strategies for shareholder approval every three years, with an annual vote on the implementation of the strategy. It would have made France the first country to require listed companies to disclose their climate plans ...

UK transition plan taskforce releases final disclosure framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... timely and important, helping them develop and disclose targets and action plans." The Disclosure Framework and Implementation Guidance was produced with collaboration with over 100 organisations across finance, business, civil society, government, and ...