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No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... transparency and disclosure standards in relation to sustainable finance-related products and services. This follows the government proposal to introduce a mandatory climate-change related disclosure regime for large businesses and financial institutions ...

No room for complacency for Australia as a renewable energy superpower

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... associated with the global net zero transition and its implications for Australia." EY recommends enabling action by government to de-risk aspects of all three opportunities. "We need to get the renewable energy story right," Hatfield-Dodds said. "Nonetheless ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... food processing construction, cleaning, hospitality and food service." Obokata noted that his comments come as the government is preparing to release a review of the first three years of Australia's Modern Slavery Act, and told the audience he has ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Tuesday night. In addition to action on climate, the Budget also included an $8 million allocation to establish a federal government Anti-Slavery Commissioner, a move that would confirm widely held presumptions that that reform to the existing Modern ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... CEO Jacqui Mumford speaking for the first time in the role. Plibersek and Sharpe outlined a new five step plan from government to enable business to address the biodiversity crisis with the same level of speed and attention as the climate crisis. According ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Government has announced a National Net Zero Authority tasked with managing the energy transition and ensuring the workers, industries and communities are supported. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen made the announcement ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... final ACT Circular Economy Strategy 2022-25 will be released in 2023. As recently reported in FS Sustainability, new government legislation is set to come into force on a federal level by 2025 that will help enforce product stewardship for PV waste. ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Without a proper roadmap from government and implementation by businesses, workers risk being left behind in the transition to clean energy, and companies could be exposed to significant risk. Australia's oldest power plant, AGL's Liddell power ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Islander people, chosen by local communities. It will make representations to the Australian Parliament and Executive Government on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Voice referendum will be held between October and ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... includes Treasury - will oversee this initial phase," Jones said. "This will ensure that there is direct input from government helping to align the taxonomy development with alignment with our broader sustainable finance objectives and what our market ...