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China opposes UN calls for net zero shipping by 2050

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... and aviation are important sources of greenhouse emissions that are not accounted for within national commitments and accounting but are embedded in trade. It is important to bring these transport sectors into the fold." Australia will consult on emissions ...

Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... practice that are to emerge from this." Private equity was the dominant asset class for ESG aggregate capital raised accounting for just under 50% of the $298 billion raised since 2014, in line with its share of assets under management. "We cannot succeed ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... reporting and accountability, according to a new study from Charles Darwin University (CDU) researchers. CDU Professor of Accounting Indra Abeysekera and PhD candidate Mengqian Wu analysed the reporting quality of Chinese firms with higher ESG ratings ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... market, because: "While NGER emissions data may form a key input for company disclosures, the objectives of emissions accounting are different to objectives of financial disclosures." Neither BoM, CSIRO, nor DCCEEW were mentioned in the paper. ASFI said ...

Finance responds to new ISSB standards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... related disclosure framework with the global baseline established by the ISSB." The body, which is a member of the Global Accounting Alliance, said the ISSB standard provides clarity for companies to start preparing for disclosures, recognising the critical ...

First two ISSB standards released - what investors need to know

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Value Reporting Foundation's Integrated Reporting Framework and industry-based guidance from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), among others. A response to indications by investors that the need for guidelines on disclosures about ...

Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... which will inevitably move sustainability up the board and management agenda," Jacob Elkhishin, partner and director in accounting firm RSM's risk consulting group said. The voluntary standards will provide a global baseline for countries to develop ...

Aussie AI platform aids HK firms in Scope 3 emissions compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... ISSB, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) - as well as pre-assurance, ratings upgrade and sustainability training. The partnership will "offer ...

IIGCC, TPI Centre launch Bank Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... strategy, climate solutions, policy engagement (lobbying), climate governance, just transition, and annual reporting and accounting disclosures. Alongside the standard, the TPI Centre has launched a Net Zero Banking Assessment Framework, which was produced ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... through a national register. Many of the submissions, including by the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA), Accounting for Nature (AfN) and the Property Council of Australia, called on the government to incorporate the Chubb Review as well ...