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Clean energy approvals increase

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... continue to accumulate LGCs at a high rate," said Williamson. Small-scale rooftop solar continued to be rolled out across Australia with 0.76 GW installed in Q2, 6% higher than Q2 2023. Almost 80,000 systems were installed in Q2 - a 3% increase compared ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... previous versions of the same product are fair and meaningful. KPMG superannuation advisory lead Lisa Butler-Beatty said Australia is likely to follow the UK's lead in tightening ESG-related rules, after the climate-related disclosure regulation ...

Misleading ads rampant for sustainability jobs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Beware of sustainability jobs promoted as managerial roles when they are broadly accounting roles by another name, warns a recruiter. The announcement this week from the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) that it would make certain accounting ...

Green jobs: Societe Generale, Iress, U Ethical, CDP, TISFD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
A host of new leadership appointments emphasises growing momentum on sustainability as new climate laws come into force. Tessa Dann has taken the helm as head of sustainable finance for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Finance Roadmap at 2.8 out of 5 - an increase of just 0.2 from 2023. Over the past year, key areas of progress include Australia's mandatory climate disclosure regime, ongoing work on a sustainable finance taxonomy, and the nation's first sovereign green ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Vanguard will pay a $12.9 million fine after being found guilty of greenwashing earlier this year. It marks the largest penalty ever imposed by the Federal Court for such conduct. In March, the Federal Court found Vanguard misled investors via claims ...

Ellerston ramps up exclusions list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Ellerston Capital will take a flexible approach to ESG considerations, but will exclude direct investments in tobacco, pornography, old growth forest logging, and thermal coal production. The asset manager has updated its product disclosure statement ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... particularly at risk. Reports of violence, coercive control, and sexual exploitation by female workers in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme are increasing. "Pregnant women workers may be left without antenatal services," noted OASC ...

Expect audit standards by Christmas

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... align with those of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), while making necessary adjustments for Australia. KPMG head of ESG advisory and assurance Adrian King feels confident the standards will improve transparency in sustainability ...

Watchdog cracks down on climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
The corporate regulator warns that companies are not prepared for climate disclosures, and all cohorts must now get serious about tackling this challenge. Mandatory reporting will be effective from 1 January for large companies and financial institutions. ...