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Bill to curb US pension plans' ESG considerations passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
The US House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act, limiting certain pension funds from considering environmental, social and governance factors in their investment decision making. The House voted ...

Investors welcome Future Made in Australia bills

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme to authenticate low-emissions products and support renewables. Also, the House of Representatives passed a production tax incentive for hydrogen and critical minerals, which allows Indigenous Business Australia to invest ...

Directors welcome new climate reporting regime

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill was introduced to the House of Representatives. "Our changes will establish Australia's climate risk disclosure framework, giving investors and companies the transparency ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... investment, without compromising financial return for members, campaigners argue. It will take its case to the House of Representatives by the end of the year. "We believe that impact investing can be a powerful tool to address the social and environmental ...

Closing Loopholes legislation

ALICIA MATAERE  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Work Legislative Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023. The remaining section that passed through the House of Representatives on 29 November 2023 will proceed to the Senate in early 2024. To assist employers prepare for the proposed changes to the ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... farmers. Fifty-four percent opposed offsets and 30% were not sure. The Nature Repair Market Bill passed the House of Representatives this month but was opposed at the second reading stage by the Coalition, the Greens and Zoe Daniel. The Coalition have ...

The implications of Australia's new carbon emissions target for bond investors

DAVID MCNEILL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
In September, legally binding emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 were set by Australia's House of Representatives as part of a Climate Change Bill. This provides overarching legislation to implement Australia's net-zero commitments and codifies ...

RBA governor urges implementation of ISSB standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... expectations, Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe has said. In testifying at Parliament at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics last week, Lowe was asked how Australia compares to international peers on climate disclosures ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... modern slavery," the ban on goods produced by forced labour that has been passed by the Senate but not the House of Representatives, and remediation for victims of modern slavery. There have been calls for the federal government to create the position ...

Greenwashing key concern as Ethical Advisers Co-op passes $2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... EAC reported that its Public Policy group has engaged on this issue, writing directly to members of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics to voice concern about the prevalence of greenwashing and to call for the tightening of regulation ...
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