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Treasury publishes climate disclosure legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... standards for climate-related financial disclosure by Australia, which will help facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy," Turner said. "ASFA has engaged constructively with consultations to date and continues to be interested to ensure the ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... natural disasters, ecosystem damage, and irreversible change to the natural and environmental services that underpin our economy. "Unfortunately, at the moment, most of the scenario analysis is pointing towards disorderly transition, and that's going ...

ASX tapped to develop Aussie carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... years," said ASX managing director and CEO Helen Lofthouse. "ASX is supportive of efforts to decarbonise the Australian economy and we are excited to be undertaking this work with the CER." Beginning this year, ASX and CER will "engage the industry to ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... of central banks and financial supervisors' mandates. It harnesses the power of the financial sector to safeguard our economy and underpins the foundation of a resilient financial system." FS Sustainability has summarised the key legislative changes ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Partnership, which will focus on supporting women's economic empowerment during the transition to a low climate global economy. #9 Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties June: Treasury released an updated statement of expectations ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the goal creates investment certainty for industry and lays the foundation for the transition to a stronger decarbonised economy. "The Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan... allows us to utilise our abundant sun and wind to allow Queensland to become the ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... zero plan. How are you going to take what you do now to 2050? What will survive of your business model in a zero-carbon economy that has changed immensely? And of course, build the governance structures that will help with delivering the outcomes that ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... transition and the use of carbon offsets. New expectations also seek companies to disclose their exposure to material 'circular economy' risks and opportunities. Diversity: Expectations reflect ACSI's latest gender diversity policy, further articulate ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Secretary Simon Stiell in his closing speech. "Now all governments and businesses need to turn these pledges into real-economy outcomes, without delay." Smart Energy Council international director Richie Merzian said the conference delivered "an outcome ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... living natural resources and land use, biodiversity conservation, sustainable water and wastewater management, circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Sovereign green bonds will also be assessed against the Climate Bond Initiative where ...