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Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... introduction of clearer disclosure and labelling regimes - such as the EU's SFDR, the UK's SDR, and the SEC's proposed Climate Disclosure Rule - helping drive forward our collective understanding of sustainable investment approaches and providing clarity ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... equipping businesses with the tools to align nature-related reporting with climate-related frameworks. Although climate disclosure frameworks have historically taken a considerable amount of time to be implemented and mandated, businesses are already ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... AASB has chosen to focus more narrowly on climate-related disclosure in line with government efforts to make climate disclosure mandatory under new legislation. AASB is responsible for developing Australian climate disclosure standards in line with international ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... for all companies in Australia, it may be getting there. With government commitments to bring in mandatory climate disclosure forcing company boards to plan for how to comply with standards, and investors engaging with emissions intensive companies with ...

Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Companies are grappling with the ramp-up to mandatory climate disclosure in Australia, the "biggest change in corporate reporting in a generation," with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) publishing a guide to assist directors' ...

Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... greater certainty." The companies that are providing greater disclosure are potentially better placed for when climate disclosure and the introduction of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards come into force in ...

Corporates to begin adopting final TNFD recommendations

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... institutions can now assess nature more holistically, just like climate. "The key for business is to use the work on climate disclosure to build up/accelerate nature," Petersen said. "Nature has many metrics. Carbon has one. So, nature is complex and ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... targets to meet long-term goals," ACSI CEO Louise Davidson commented. The Australian government plans to make climate disclosure mandatory from 2024-2025. "Mandatory climate reporting, aligned to the TCFD, will not only provide investors with comparability ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Labor government elected in May 2022 has legislated a net zero target and interim target, is pursuing mandatory climate disclosure standards and is proceeding with plans to issue Australian sovereign green bonds. When contacted by FS Sustainability ...