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Canberra to expand ACCU scheme

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... land use competition, and the intersection with the Safeguard Mechanism. It found that the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme was performing well with robust governance, compliance and enforcement structures. It made 15 recommendations, including ...

Regulator hones in on greenwash as climate laws tighten

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The corporate watchdog is sharpening its focus on financial products and services as mandatory climate reporting looms, according to ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke. The regulator has taken action 47 times between April 2023 and June 2024, including ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The legislation that will ensure superannuation is paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave is to be tabled today, with the super industry calling for its swift passage. The Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) ...

Red alert for PFAS value chain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
A US$684 billion investor group urges caution as global bans on PFAS 'forever chemicals' escalate - yet opportunities await those ahead of the curve. A MUFJ-owned think tank from subsidiaries First Sentier and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
The ASX-listed companies have poured $80 million into a new Australian carbon credits fund from Silva Capital. The Silva Carbon Origination Fund is one of the first funds in Australia to invest in large-scale, high-integrity Australian Carbon Credit ...

Mercer Super cops landmark $11.3m greenwashing penalty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Mercer Superannuation Australia has been slapped with a whopping $11.3 million penalty by the Federal Court on the back of an ASIC-led greenwashing investigation. Mercer was found to make misleading statements on its website about seven Sustainable ...

First Environmental Futures trade on ASX

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... on the ASX 24 Market are: physically delivered Large Generation Certificate (LGC) Futures, Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Futures, and New Zealand Unit (NZU) Futures. They will support liquidity and scale across regional carbon and renewable energy ...

Demand for human rights solutions intensifies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Ahead of launch in September, the social equivalent of the TCFD has unveiled its key functions as a UN body turns the spotlight on passive funds to do more on human rights. The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights says investors must engage ...

Sustainable Finance Roadmap to turbocharge investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Investor groups welcome the Australian Government's plan to mobilise private capital to the net zero transition, modernise financial markets and maximise the economic opportunity of sustainability. The Sustainable Finance Roadmap aims to supercharge ...

Accountants say digital is key

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Digitally integrating climate and financial reporting may help circumvent the challenges entities face meeting Australia's looming reporting rules, argue Deloitte and PwC. Mandatory climate reporting in Australia is set to come into force from this ...