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Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Paris-aligned activities by strengthening investor confidence in low-emissions investment claims, reducing the risk of greenwashing and improving the comparability of investment products and sustainability disclosures. "The Australian taxonomy will provide ...

Mind the reporting gap: ASX companies urged to improve

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... outcomes. "We've seen how mandated climate reporting has transformed environmental disclosures, helping to prevent greenwashing through stronger assurance standards. It's time we applied that same level of rigour to social impact. The frameworks are ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority, says ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... reporting becomes a mandatory requirement for small to large Australian businesses - but it was its passing update on greenwashing as an enforcement priority that had everyone's attention at an industry conference. ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke ...

Institutions drive responsible investment despite headwinds: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... investors staying the course. "Commitments are being pulled back, and reporting burdens are in the spotlight. From greenwashing to greenhushing, the assumptions we're making, the justifications and especially the language we use are being challenged ...

Carbon securities the next game-changer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... largest financial institutions know that and they're beginning to explore it," Clements-Hunt said. Speaking on greenwashing and the general shift away from the acronym he invented, Clements-Hunt said it's not about the labels. "For the last 40 ...

Landmark greenwashing case against Energy Australia comes to an end

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
A landmark greenwashing case against Energy Australia was discontinued after the provider reportedly reached a settlement with activist group Parents for Climate. A civil trial against Energy Australia was due to kick off this week, with The Australia ...

FCA pauses plans to extend disclosure, labelling rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... retail model portfolios, after having already applied the initial SDR framework - which covered things like anti-greenwashing measures and fund labelling requirements for asset managers - last year. However, since consulting with the industry, it has ...

Countdown to RIAA conference is on

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... characteristics, important in global tariff environments." From geopolitical risks from the new tariffs regime to greenwashing and a just transition, the two-day conference is jam-packed with sessions relevant to all corners of the sustainability sector ...

Investors continue to dump Climate Active certifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... moving away from carbon neutrality and towards net zero alignment. There is hope that the ongoing Senate inquiry into greenwashing will also provide clarity, however it too has been delayed. Referred in March 2023, the committee was given until December ...

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
DWS will pay $43 million (US$27m) to settle a long-running greenwashing case brought by Frankfurt prosecutors. In 2021, a whistleblower - former DWS group sustainability officer Desiree Fixler - came forward with claims the asset manager was making ...
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