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ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... 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, it will also bring Australia into line with ...

Snapshot: The rapid evolution of sustainable investing in Asia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... progressing at different speeds towards broadly aligned standards. "There are common themes... agreed taxonomies, climate reporting that is generally aligned to the TCFD, growing carbon pricing, supply chain due diligence requirements, corporate ESG ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... new accreditation or licensing regime would introduce an additional regulatory burden in the initial stages of climate reporting, which could result in a constrained supply of services that may not meet increased market demand," it reads. "Detailed and ...

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 ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... companies are on the Taskforce and within the TNFD secretariat. Australia is expected to legislate mandated climate reporting as early as FY 2024/25, following in the footsteps of countries like New Zealand, Canada, the US, UK, Singapore and Switzerland. ...

ISSB standards do not introduce increased risk for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... reporting and will provide investorse with the details they need for decisions. "At present, the quality of climate reporting by Australian companies varies considerably," Davidson said. "Adoption of the ISSB standards would provide investors with much-needed ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The federal government will seek to introduce mandatory climate risk reporting standards as a first step towards a more ambitious sustainable finance strategy next year. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a consultation paper on climate risk reporting ...

Cbus adopts EU climate reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has updated its climate change roadmap to meet their 2030 target of reducing emissions by 45%, while changing is reporting for portfolio emissions that sees the fund's reported emissions reductions restated to reflect real-world outcomes. ...

RBA governor urges implementation of ISSB standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... investment into Australia for the transition to net zero. Lowe pointed to the ISSB's draft sustainability and climate reporting standards, which are currently being developed to sit alongside international accounting standards. "Australia is going ...

ACCU demand to rise with Climate Active certification: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... third party, and reporting on progress via a public disclosure statement on the Climate Active website. "While climate reporting is not yet mandatory in Australia, we expect the quantity and quality of disclosures will improve over time," Clifton said. ...