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Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... taxonomy, committed to women's economic empowerment in the climate transition, and mandated that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) must consider climate risk in duties. 2024 is set to be a year of multiple significant regulatory changes ...

Nature-related disclosures underway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability reporting goes mainstream through the new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards and regulation in a growing number of countries, this is a clear signal that investors, lenders, insurers and companies are recognising ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
China's Certified Emission Reductions (CCER) scheme has restarted after a six-year pause, as the country releases its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Suspended in 2017 due to low trading volume and lack of standardisation in carbon audits ...

Ad industry proposes greenwashing code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... released an exposure draft Environmental Claims Code that they say will form an integral part of the advertising self-regulation system, complement Australia's consumer protection laws and Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) guidance ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... The firm has now classified most of its European-domiciled open-ended funds under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). As of June 2023, 90% of assets under management were classified as Article 8 or 9 under the SFDR. Article 8 classification ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Financial Regulations and Central Bank Activities Tracker 2023 is an assessment tool by the WWF´s Greening Financial Regulation Initiative. Only 18% of central banks show exemplary progression on integrating climate risks into their activities and monetary ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... recruitment specialist Talent Nation. #4: APRA strengthens super fund ESG responsibilities July: The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) clarified that they expect super funds to demonstrate an understanding of ESG risks and opportunities ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... become effective from January 1, 2024, and IFRS S1 and S2 will also be effective for annual reporting. The EU Taxonomy regulation comes into force, requiring large financial institutions to disclose taxonomy-eligible and aligned activities related to ...

How much does it cost to "green" a portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Europe portfolio. The two different versions of the index that are compliant with the European Union Climate Benchmarks regulation are the STOXX® Europe 600 Paris-Aligned Benchmark (PAB) and the STOXX® Europe 600 Climate Transition Benchmark (CTB). ...

Research flags need for comprehensive ESG reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the proposed adoption of the international standards as a baseline to improve sustainability reporting quality and regulation into the future."