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Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... taxonomy, regulators will only be able to catch the "most egregious" examples of greenwashing in Australia. Speaking at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' annual conference in Sydney, Jones called the forthcoming sustainable finance ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... of a forthcoming Sovereign Green Bonds program has been welcomed, with fixed income managers pointing to increased Australian dollar-denominated green bond supply and enhanced transparency as positive future developments. Last week, the government announced ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced that the government will co-fund the initial development phase of an Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, in partnership with the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI). ASFI is the organising body working ...

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... distinguished based on their alignment to sustainable activities. That is one of the recommendations to come from the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute's (ASFI) final taxonomy recommendations report. The report, based on public consultation on ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has made key recommendations on a sustainable finance taxonomy that is science-based, usable, operates with other international jurisdictions and meets the need of the Australian economic context. ...

Climate skills demand outstrips supply in finance: UTS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
There is a climate skills gap in the Australian financial industry, with demand for people with climate skills outstripping supply, according to research from the UTS Institute For Sustainable Futures. UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures recently ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a consultation paper on climate risk reporting standards at a Sydney speech to the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) membership, fulfilling an election commitment. He further announced that government will ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... and ASIC saying investigations into greenwashing continue. Assistant Treasurer's pledge on green taxonomy "with an Australian accent" At last week's Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) Summit, assistant treasurer Stephen Jones committed to ...

APRA flags extension of climate vulnerability asssessment to super, insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... prudential regulator, including super funds and insurers, according to deputy chair Helen Rowell. Speaking at the recent Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) Summit, Rowell said that in November, APRA will receive aggregated results of the ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Monetary Authority of Singapore. Darian McBain, sustainability adviser to the MAS and former CSO, spoke at the recent Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) annual summit on how collaboration on varying levels can contribute to greening economies. ...