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EU to ease sustainability reporting burden on firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... standard for smaller companies. The commission said the revised standards will reduce administrative burdens for European Union (EU) businesses while maintaining high-quality disclosures. The changes are part of EU's Omnibus I simplification package ...

AI-washing and cyber-washing

JAMES NORTH, FRIEDA CHAN, EUGENIA KOLIVOS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Australia apart from international enforceable regimes, such as Canada's Artificial Intelligence and Data Act and the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act. To bridge the gap between the proliferation of AI and a lack of legislation, in November ...

Australian government backs EV battery manufacturing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... global market competition. While China accounts for over 80% of the global total battery manufacturing capacity, the European Union and the United States account for 6-7% each.

ESG implications of the US-Iran conflict

LIZ HARRISON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... storage, and electrification, as Europe's post-Ukraine response showed. That trend appears to be continuing. European Union policymakers are reassessing oil and gas dependence and considering more renewables, storage, and nuclear capacity, while ...

Macquarie AM finances over $1bn to support social housing in France

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... financing solutions will help ease France's social housing needs. "As the largest producer of social housing in the European Union, France relies on key operators such as Vilogia to expand access to affordable housing and help build more inclusive communities," ...

ECB imposes €7.6m climate risk penalty on Crédit Agricole

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... as an enforcement measure. Crédit Agricole can challenge the ECB's decision before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

How Australia can benefit from the common ground taxonomy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... jurisdictions. "... this idea, which I initiated more than five years ago, was under discussion between China and the European Union (EU) collaboration. The EU was about to publish its European taxonomy to define what 'green' is in their own interpretation ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Close to 5000 European funds being marketed as ESG hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Close to 5000 funds being marketed as ESG in Europe hold interests in companies involved in fossil fuels, research shows. Analysing ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... 14 th largest carbon emitter in the world. The spotlight is on the top emitters - China, the US, India and the European Union collectively account for 60% of total carbon emissions each year. At this rate, the Global Carbon Budget predicts there is a ...

First Sentier heeds the call of nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... became a signatory to the Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Pledge and the UK Stewardship Code in 2021. Meanwhile, the European Union has delayed its landmark deforestation laws, Reuters reported. The EU Commission caved to industry pressure and proposed ...
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