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ASIC calls for feedback on disclosure regime

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Regulatory Guide 000 Sustainability reporting (Draft RG 000). Essentially, the draft explains who must prepare a sustainability report, how the regime will interact with existing legal obligations and how ASIC will administer the sustainability reporting ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
ASX-listed companies could be forced to adopt more nature positive practices if nature-related risk policies and legislation that are gaining traction overseas are adopted locally. According to panelists at the 'The next nexus: A story of nature-related ...

Ethinvest reaches $100 million milestone

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... and healthcare. It is one of a range of ethical funds available on the HUB24 platform. HUB24 said in its sustainability report this year it is focusing on expanding its ESG and responsible investment options. "We recognise the importance of sustainability ...

Equality backslides for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
The social equivalent of the TCFD has officially launched with support from Europe's standards-setter and UNDP to help corporates track social impact, as rising inequality reverses 20 years of progress. The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related ...

AXA IM battles poor data on road to net zero

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Despite acknowledging data accuracy uncertainties, AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) says its interim targets are on track and it will reach net zero by 2050. In its latest carbon reduction monitor and associated sustainability reports, the fund manager ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Regulators are zeroing in on anti-greenwashing measures in the asset management sector, as well as tighter regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology, according to a KPMG report. The report said that stopping companies from making ...

Misleading ads rampant for sustainability jobs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Beware of sustainability jobs promoted as managerial roles when they are broadly accounting roles by another name, warns a recruiter. The announcement this week from the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) that it would make certain accounting ...

Expect audit standards by Christmas

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Climate reporting is set to become a standard part of accounting as audit standards are due for release in December, with all disclosures checked by the end of the decade. The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has finalised the standard explaining ...

Executives urge Canberra to move faster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... but want Canberra to move faster, according to Deloitte. The professional services firm's annual CxO Sustainability Report, which gathered insights from 2,100 global C-suite executives globally, found a significant shift in corporate attitudes towards ...

Firms on back foot: Warning on reporting delays

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
ESG is fast-evolving, often in flux, and ramping up fast as climate rules - and the climate - heats up, the world's largest accounting firm says. Organisations that have been taking a "wait and see" tactic to reporting and climate-related risk are now ...