Governance

Climate skills demand outstrips supply in finance: UTS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
There is a climate skills gap in the Australian financial industry, with demand for people with climate skills outstripping supply, according to research from the UTS Institute For Sustainable Futures.

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The federal government will seek to introduce mandatory climate risk reporting standards as a first step towards a more ambitious sustainable finance strategy next year.

ASIC proceedings name Pendal board member

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
ASIC has started civil penalty proceedings against 11 current and former directors and executives of Star Entertainment Group, including a Pendal Group director.

ASIC warns directors over sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Exchange Commission (ASIC) has warned directors that they will continue to focus on the sustainability-related disclosure and governance practices of listed companies, managed funds, superannuation funds and green bonds

APRA publishes results of banking climate vulnerability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published the findings of its first Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australia's five largest banks and signaled that the insurance industry is likely to be the next regulated sector ...

FS Sustainability launches ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
FS Sustainability is launching the inaugural ESG Power50, a list comprising the 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies in Australia.

RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation puzzle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
RBA Governor Philip Lowe cited climate change and the transition to renewable energy as two of four longer-term changes to the global economy that are "likely to affect the dynamics of inflation, central bank policy and the way business operates in Australia.

Trust in ethics plummets: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's perception of society's ethics has taken another fall, and the perceived overall importance of ethical conduct has increased, leading to a net ethical expectations gap that exposes risks, according to the Governance Institute.

Strengthen governance to avoid investment greenwashing: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
To manage the risk of greenwashing, asset managers need to focus on assuring that internal governance structures are consistent with regulatory expectations in various jurisdictions, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).

Cbus adopts EU climate reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has updated its climate change roadmap to meet their 2030 target of reducing emissions by 45%, while changing is reporting for portfolio emissions that sees the fund's reported emissions reductions restated to reflect real-world outcomes.