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Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... broaden the Australian Life Cycle Inventory (AusLCI) database, forms part of the federal government's Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant Round which has secured $4 million in funding across the next two financial years. The project aims to help businesses ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) will first focus on climate-related financial reporting, under an exposure draft released by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB). AASB has opened up a 120-day comment period on ASRS 1 ...

New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... World-first European Green Bond standard, EU launches Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) slated for 2024. World-first European Green Bond standard European Members of Parliament have adopted ...

Corporates to begin adopting final TNFD recommendations

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... materiality approach used by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and incorporated into the new European Sustainability Reporting Standards. TNFD co-chair David Craig commented that businesses are "inadequately accounting for nature-related dependencies ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... independent Australian sustainability standards board. The new consultation paper said an overarching sustainability reporting standard to address both limited and reasonable assurance is under development by the International Auditing and Assurance ...

Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's sustainability agenda is not keeping up with new globally consistent sustainability reporting standards set to be released at the end of June, according to a national ESG consultant to Australian businesses. Two new voluntary sustainability ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... of its assessment, using the Global Reporting Initiative framework and the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) standards in their assessment. "The concept of double materiality is an important element of the EU's Sustainable ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Stakeholder Council Member. McBrien said that the forthcoming standards, which cover climate and wider sustainability reporting "relieves confusion, it makes it more cost effective for businesses, and it gives a clear signal to investors around the world ...

Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... operations will be considered more favourably, so I encourage businesses to act now to improve their sustainability reporting. "Failure to disclose accurate and transparent claims risks potential legal and reputational consequences, while also impacting ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... vital to ensure a just transition to an equitable, decarbonised future. "To date, the development of sustainability reporting standards has been dominated by climate and the environment. There is now a growing awareness of the need for social reporting ...