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Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... independent Australian sustainability standards board. The new consultation paper said an overarching sustainability reporting standard to address both limited and reasonable assurance is under development by the International Auditing and Assurance ...

Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's sustainability agenda is not keeping up with new globally consistent sustainability reporting standards set to be released at the end of June, according to a national ESG consultant to Australian businesses. Two new voluntary sustainability ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Taskforce on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TIFD) and the Taskforce on Social-related Financial Disclosures (TSFD) have announced their consolidation into a single initiative to address social and inequality risks in financial reporting. ...

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's future taxonomy defining sustainable financial activity should adopt a traffic-light colour coded framework to allow financial products to be distinguished based on their alignment to sustainable activities. That is one of the recommendations ...

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Cybersecurity is the key 2023 ESG theme for ASX listed companies, topping greenhouse gas emissions and diversity as priority, according to the latest Perennial Better Future survey. The survey, which was sent to approximately 200 ASX-listed companies ...

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. ...

SGCH publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... chain." SGCH mapped its activities and linked themes from its strategic plan against the UK Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing. SGCH has also aligned its approach to the SDG Impact Standards for Enterprises and prioritised three SDGs ...

IFRS announces plan for comprehensive sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
A new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will develop a comprehensive set of sustainability disclosure standards that accounting professionals say would be a critical step to harmonising a fragmented reporting landscape. The International ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The fragmented nature of ESG regulation in Asia Pacific leaves investors facing an "uphill struggle", according to State Street. There is less regulation governing ESG in APAC than in Europe, and the lack of a universally agreed approach has led to ...

NAB participates in £300 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... housing sector, with combined lending of over £650 million, and is an early adopter of the Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing. "NAB was thrilled to work with Anchor Hanover on its landmark financing," said David Jenkins, global head ...