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Chubb Review recommends reforms to ACCU governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... more independent Carbon Abatement Integrity Committee (CAIC) with a full-time chair to replace the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC), the separation of governance, ACCU purchasing and method development functions currently administered by ...

Less than 20% of ASX200 disclose financial impacts of climate risk: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... have disclosed Net Zero commitments need to put in more detail than they're currently putting in," said PwC Australia assurance leader Kristin Stubbins. "That's the key thing for me - if you're putting a plan out around Net Zero, you need a lot of robust ...

ESG drivers rising up M&A strategy agenda: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... that potential sellers with "genuine ESG credentials have much to gain from comprehensive and transparent reporting and assurance," PwC said. "Data is the crux of driving value from ESG," Chadha said. "That is really the bottom line and one of the biggest ...

Bank Australia taps NAB executive as chief impact officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... was the executive director of the London-based ISEAL Alliance, the global association for sustainability standards and assurance systems. She has also worked as an international consultant on social justice and environmental sustainability issues, and ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... and Kilter Rural will take part in a pilot program that will bring an agriculture and food production sustainability assurance program to Australia. Leading Harvest is a non-profit that has developed the Farmland Management Standard, which standardises ...

SGX mandates TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability, and sustainability reports to be issued together with annual reports unless issuers have conducted external assurance. These requirements follow a public consultation on both sustainability reporting and board diversity disclosures which ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... doing the things people expect you to do," Mabbott explained. "There will be a requirement to have a similar level of assurance over ESG statements as you do over your financial statements in some way shape or form." It won't just be regulators and investors ...

Investors, business criticise WA cultural heritage bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... framework provides a critical baseline. It is therefore crucial to make sure the law is robust and provides increased assurance that risks will be adequately managed and mitigated." The Dhawura Ngilan Business and Investor Initiative outlined criticisms ...

ASX200 ESG reporting increases, but gaps remain: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... goals and commitments - but while we've seen improvement in 2021, there's a long way to go," said PwC Australia ESG assurance lead Matthew Lunn. There are also ESG skill deficiencies at board level - 41% of ASX200 companies do not have ESG skills as ...

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... comprehensive set of indicators that track our performance, and we baseline and report against these with independent assurance of the whole framework." CEFC has committed more than $500 million3 to small and large scale agricultural projects, including ...