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New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... comes amidst an ongoing crackdown on greenwashing by the corporate regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Future Group manages $15 billion across 383,000 members.

Podcast: How to ace climate reporting and avoid greenwash with Kate O'Rourke

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... greenwashing. To explain, we have special guest Kate O'Rourke, Commissioner at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The host of The Greener Way is Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability. Stream all episodes ...

ASIC clarifies licensing rules for carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... carbon market and who needs an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) fielded questions on licensing for tradeable carbon credits, including for advice on which to buy, co-benefits, governance ...

Watchdog cracks down on climate reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... 1 January for large companies and financial institutions. In the interim, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will continue its enforcement on voluntary sustainability disclosures and crackdown against misleading and deceptive ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Estelle Parker said. Although some aspects of liability have been reduced, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) regulatory actions have not. "Enforcement action will be pragmatic and proportionate: those are the key words I want ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... to be debated this week. The proposed immunity aims to give the watchdog the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) time to bring companies up to speed about the new regime. Multiple groups have come out in support of a delay, including ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... research analyst Shamir Popat. He added that action against greenwashing by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) did not materially contribute to underperformance. "ESG integration has become the norm for most fund managers, and ...

ASIC consults on guidance for carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... relation to the Australian financial services (AFS) licensing requirements. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) proposed an overhaul of its regulatory guide to address the safeguard mechanism reforms. The proposed updates, which ...

Greenwashing crackdown will boost ESG fund flows: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... must ensure their products are true-to-label in order to avoid greenwashing, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair said. Businesses with transparent and clear sustainability goals backed up by genuine ambition and action are ...

Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... hardship as a result of these planned new reporting requirements." Meantime, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo said growing interest in environmental, social, and governance issues had driven the need for more thorough ...
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