| | Digitally integrating climate and financial reporting may help circumvent the challenges entities face meeting Australia's looming reporting rules, argue Deloitte and PwC. |
| | | Generative AI, a rapidly advancing form of deep learning that mimics human output, also raises concerns about the verifiability of its results, UTS industry professor - emerging technology Nicholas Davis says. |
| | | Sydney's inaugural Climate Action Week kicked off with a flurry of events across the city, including a panel with Planet Ark founder Jon Dee, and Green Building Council of Australia CEO Davina Rooney. |
| | | Organisations must assess their nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities and disclose their findings to all stakeholders. |
| | | Following the ramping up of focus on gender, racial and ethnic, and LGBTQI+ inclusion in organisations, disability inclusion has emerged as the missing puzzle piece in the campaign for better diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). |
| | | A lack of AI regulation poses a serious threat to human rights, as digital privacy is invaded, intellectual property is stolen, algorithms are trained by human bias, and discrimination and deepfake pornography proliferates the internet. |
| | | Increasing geopolitical uncertainty means that investors must navigate new risks affecting supply chains, food security and human rights. |
| | | Climate Energy Finance (CEF) says buildings are the "low-hanging fruit" that make up the lion's share of the big four banks' sustainable finance target (SFT) of $385 billion by 2030 - while just 7% flows to financing clean energy and hard-to-abate sectors. |
| | | The financial data provider has launched a new ESG fund performance benchmark in what it says is a market first. |
| | | Australian businesses and financiers face significant challenges in reporting on sustainability - a technical skill that is essential to meet climate targets and ensure a smooth and effective transition to net zero. |
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