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Mind the reporting gap: ASX companies urged to improve

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... standardised metrics, while the second is limited value chain disclosure, and the third is the lack of mandatory assurance or audit of information. "Social impact isn't just about internal culture or charitable donations," lead author associate professor ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority, says ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
The country's financial services regulator unveils its three-pronged approach as sustainability reporting becomes a mandatory requirement for small to large Australian businesses - but it was its passing update on greenwashing as an enforcement ...

State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... will be responsible for the organisation's investment operations, financial control, financial reporting, tax, external audit process, and corporate strategy. The new operating chief joined the super fund as its general manager in finance and investment ...

Woodside investors urged to sack the board over dud returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Committee since 2017 and overseen two climate plans that shareholders rejected in record numbers. The ACCR also called out audit and risk committee chair Ben Wyatt, who was on the Sustainability Committee for two years and shares responsibility for the ...

CA ANZ issues warning over new financial standards body

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Assurance Standards Board (AUASB), and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), which currently oversee and set reporting, audit and assurance, and sustainability standards, will be merged into one entity by July 2026. The merger was flagged back in November ...

Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
ESG commitments without whistleblowing infrastructure in place risk 'ethicswashing' and enforcement by the regulator, warns global reporting services provider Report It Now. You've heard of greenwashing, greenhushing and socialwashing - now meet ethicswashing ...

Super moves: VFMC, QIC, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Deloitte, and before that, working on the corporate treasury and capital markets team as an analyst after time spent in audit. As for C-suite moves, Aware Real Estate has recruited Matthew Spithill as finance chief. Spithill has over 20 years' experience ...

No charge for carbon target failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
While target-setting sparks a positive market response and high ESG scores, a new study out of Berkeley and Harvard finds when companies fail or targets mysteriously vanish, there is limited reaction and no accountability. ESG ratings often ignore missed ...

Looming climate audits expose talent crunch

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Approved this week, Australia's new sustainability audit timelines have sparked concerns around the readiness of businesses scrambling to fill a skills shortfall. Thousands of progressively smaller entities will gradually fall under the mandatory disclosure ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... aim to boost confidence and transparency with a focus on investor protection. The International Foundation for Ethics and Audit (IFEA) handed down the mandates via its independent arms: the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) ...
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