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Accountant ethics board drafts new sustainability benchmarks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
An international independent global standards-setting board has released new standards on ethical considerations in sustainability reporting and assurance. Public consultation has opened on the two new exposure drafts, put forward by International Ethics ...

Australian gender pay gap data to be revealed from February

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... at First Sentier Investors says mandatory gender pay gap disclosure will provide an additional data point beyond simple board composition for women on leadership teams. "Pay gap data can also provide some insight into company culture, and whether statements ...

Greg Combet to depart Net Zero Economy Agency for Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... chair prior to taking up his role with the Future Fund. "The process for appointing the chair, chief executive officer and board for the Net Zero Economy Authority has commenced as part of the establishment of the new authority," a spokesman confirmed. ...

Senior appointments at ag managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Impact Ag has hired Hugh Killen, as chief executive officer and managing director Australia, who is also remaining on the board of directors. Killen is the outgoing Chairman of London-based global natural capital asset management firm Climate Asset Management ...

Shell shareholders worth €4tr to vote for Paris

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... spokesperson said in a statement: "By co-filing the Follow This resolution, we want to send a clear message to the Shell board on the importance of setting and achieving Paris-aligned reduction targets. Shell has a real opportunity to drive meaningful ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Organisations that provide frameworks for assessing climate risks, including as the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), fail to substantially differentiate between transition risks ...

Treasury publishes climate disclosure legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... make financial disclosure of climate risk and opportunity mandatory in Australia using the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)'s SR1 Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards - Disclosure of Climate-related Financial Information accounting ...

Carbon markets heat up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... year the company entered into a credit facility worth $1.7 million with Avatar, which will run until July this year. "The board has established an independent board committee (IBC) consisting of directors, Ian Leijer and Christopher Mitchell to evaluate ...

Podcast: Does DEI improve financial return - Raymone Jackson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Rowe Price. L ast year, outgoing APRA deputy governor Helen Rowell said "genuine diversity is still lacking around too many board tables" in the financial sector, despite progress on increasing diversity on boards. Enhanced diversity and inclusion is ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... first focus on climate-related financial reporting, under an exposure draft released by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB). #7: Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice August: Companies and ...