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IIGCC, TPI Centre launch Bank Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation strategy, climate solutions, policy engagement (lobbying), climate governance, just transition, and annual reporting and accounting disclosures. Alongside the standard, the TPI Centre has launched a Net Zero Banking Assessment Framework ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability at Zenith Partners, said not enough businesses are aware of the implications around Scope 3. "Scope 3 reporting is highly complex and as yet, relatively undefined from a standards perspective," he said. "Have businesses worked to understand ...

Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... statement of expectations for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) which includes the adoption of climate reporting standards by super funds, banks and insurers. "For the first time, the government is explicit in requiring the regulator ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability report for the first time considered double materiality as part of its assessment, using the Global Reporting Initiative framework and the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) standards in their assessment. ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... and environmental NGOs that was consolidated into IFRS in January last year. She is also a former Global Reporting Initiative Stakeholder Council Member. McBrien said that the forthcoming standards, which cover climate and wider sustainability reporting ...

CBRE rolls out sustainability data-intelligence platform for commercial property

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... net zero, and measure results. It aims to improve capabilities for meeting increasingly stringent regulatory and other reporting requirements, as well as for voluntary sustainability initiatives. "Property owners are increasingly turning to CBRE for ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... late 2021 ISSB was established by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) - a set of accounting standards that govern how particular types of transactions and events should be reported ...

Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... professional services firm RSM Australia, says the absence of a mandatory global sustainability framework often results in ESG reporting practices lacking transparency and reliability in a time where greenwashing now a key area of concern for companies ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... (TSFD) have announced their consolidation into a single initiative to address social and inequality risks in financial reporting. The shared vision for the taskforce is to develop a global framework for financial disclosures with a scope that encompasses ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... that framework, you have things in particular like the selection of your projects, how they're selected and the reporting of those at the back end when they're done." Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced that the government will co-fund the initial ...