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Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... ASFI - will play a key role in improving transparency. Other priorities include making sure financial regualtors and governance practices are well equope to manage risk, third is cracking down on greenwashing, the foruth is "making sure the public sector ...

Trust in ethics plummets: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... ethical conduct has increased, leading to a net ethical expectations gap that exposes risks, according to the Governance Institute. The Governance Institute has issued its seventh Ethics Index, a survey of 1,000 people in Australia. The overall Ethics ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Assistant Treasurer's pledge on green taxonomy "with an Australian accent" At last week's Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) Summit, assistant treasurer Stephen Jones committed to working with the finance industry to establish national standards ...

APRA flags extension of climate vulnerability asssessment to super, insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... super funds and insurers, according to deputy chair Helen Rowell. Speaking at the recent Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) Summit, Rowell said that in November, APRA will receive aggregated results of the consolidated analysis of the climate ...

ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... finance into concrete action will be the main topic of discussion at this week's Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) Summit in Sydney. The one-day summit will feature keynote addresses from Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial ...

Governance Institute calls for proactive thinking for virtual AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Offering hybrid and fully virtual AGMs are an opportunity to engage with greater numbers, but the Governance Institute warns that listed companies have to think more proactively about how to ensure shareholder participation in those circumstances. As ...

ESG product definitions a matter for legislation: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... things continue to develop both internationally and domestically. The first is to continue to foster improvement in governance practices. "We really think companies ought to be taking quite a proactive and probative approach to thinking about climate ...

Risk management includes expanded ESG list: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... change, modern slavery, nature loss and social risks, according to an updated risk management guide from the Governance Institute. Risk management for directors - A guide is designed to outline the latest risks for directors and includes reference to ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... bring both climate change and company transformation experience to the refreshed board, according to recruitment and governance experts. Earlier this week, AGL withdrew a demerger proposal to split the energy provider into two separate businesses - AGL ...

Labor victory likely to increase ACCU demand: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Connor said that the election outcome had provided a timely platform for the renovation of Australia's carbon market governance and ambition, but also an opportunity to better align whole-of-government and business decarbonisation efforts. "In addition ...