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Auditors lambast mandatory climate reporting requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... will have no material risks or opportunities?" Ghandar said CA ANZ members feel the government had "got it wrong" and are calling for the bill to be amended. "Seventy percent of those surveyed believed it to be very or somewhat irrelevant to prepare ...

Sandon Capital to buy carbon farms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Campaign, and the Watarrka Foundation. "CCIL was a very early investor into the de-carbonisation industry," Jensen said, calling the WA tree plantation "ahead of its time". The project "now produces a growing stream of [ACCUs] that have been sold and ...

Directors welcome new climate reporting regime

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... now have until January 2025, and smaller business will follow in 2027-2028. Investors, including super funds, have been calling for greater disclosure in order to make better-informed investment decisions around climate risk - but some companies pushed ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... investigates issues related to menopause and perimenopause. The Queensland Council of Unions has kicked off a campaign calling for leave and flexibility entitlements for workers experiencing reproductive health issues that impact their ability to work. ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... "fosters an environment to identify commercial investment opportunities that also have a positive social impact. "With the UN calling for the tangible backing of women-led business, innovative financial products and investments are the way forward".

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Financiers are calling for a more nuanced breakdown of the gender pay gap, including executive salaries, and metrics tracking race, disability, and gender diverse individuals. This week, Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) revealed the median total ...

Business calls for 12-month climate reporting delay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... https://www.fssustainability.com.au/treasury-seeks-feedback-on-climate-related-financial-disclosures?q=mandatory%20climate%20reporting Business Council CEO Bran Black said the group was calling for a further delay on climate reporting to allow preparers ...

Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... restoring nature and biodiversity. In a bid to accelerate the protection and restoration of nature, finance experts are calling for the integration of nature-positive objectives into corporate climate transition plans. This comes as the first 320 entities ...

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... super-rich including Abigail Disney, Brian Cox and Valerie Rockefeller, signed an open letter condemning inequality and calling for politicians to introduce wealth taxes to help pay for public services. "Our request is simple: we ask you to tax us, the ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... "imperfect" momentum on fossil fuels, renewable energy, energy efficiency, adaptation, and climate finance. While some are calling the agreement a "failure", COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber said during his closing speech: "We should be proud of our historic ...
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