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Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... around ESG ratings is likely to bring some uniformity to the field." "The demand for ESG disclosure attestation and assurance services will also increase dramatically, allowing investors to place greater reliance on ESG data for their investment-decision ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and Europe, investors and other stakeholders in renewables sector have taken steps to establish risk management and assurance frameworks designed to bring transparency and certainty to the sector. CEC chief executive Kane Thornton commented: "We are ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Global supply chains can create business efficiencies but also leave companies vulnerable to environmental and social risks, meaning that greater transparency is key to mitigating participation in unsustainable activities. This is one of the key messages ...

World first $1.6bn Climate Bonds green loan: QIC and Vector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Syndications and Trading Association. Climate Bonds' Approved Verifier, DNV Australia, issued the verification report and assurance opinion for the loan. Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) confirmed this was the first certification under the newly launched ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 Standards Board (IAASB). It is targeted for final approval ...

Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... February to empower the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) to develop sustainability standards, the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board's to develop and maintain relevant auditing and assurance standards, and the Financial Reporting Council ...

Aussie AI platform aids HK firms in Scope 3 emissions compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Disclosures (TCFD), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) - as well as pre-assurance, ratings upgrade and sustainability training. The partnership will "offer a comprehensive solution for companies navigating ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Greenhushing - in which companies stop all voluntary disclosure of ESG information - is just another form of greenwashing, according to ASIC chair Joe Longo. In a public speech today, Longo provided additional context to the market regulator's focus ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Metallurgy, the Responsible Mining Expert Working Group on Mining and Circularity, the IRMA Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, and WasteFuel. "No company alone can make a circular economy but they can have the highest degree of maturity towards ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... party opinion that comes into play, which is a in the ICMA green bond principles," Goodhand said. "Also then having assurance pre and post, and within that framework, you have things in particular like the selection of your projects, how they're ...