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ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
While nearly 70% of the ASX200 is now reporting against the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework, "not all net zero commitments are equal" and significant Scope 3 emissions disclosure gaps remain. New research by the ...

Using ChatGPT to assess climate targets: Acadian

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... explained Acadian senior vice president, ESG portfolio manager Matthew Picone. "It takes 80 minutes to read a sustainability report on average," Picone said. "That was the motivation around using a large language model to assess these reports. It reduces ...

Suppliers on notice: Amazon to enforce emissions reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... e-commerce giant will mandate suppliers to disclose carbon emissions towards net zero by 2040, Amazon's 2022 sustainability report highlights. Starting in 2024, the US$1.321 trillion company will update its Supply Chain Standards to require regular ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
A second consultation paper released this week by Treasury asks for feedback on a standardised, internationally-aligned, mandatory climate-related financial disclosure framework that will be implemented starting from 2024. The new framework, informed ...

Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... corporate sustainability disclosures, which will put some Australian companies that don't already prepare a sustainability report, at a disadvantage to better prepared and advanced countries." Elkhishin said that while many large publicly listed companies ...

Climate change most pressing issue for APAC C-Suite: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... ahead of the economic outlook and other challenges. The consulting firm has issued the Deloitte 2023 CxO Sustainability Report. The global report includes the insights of 500 APAC C-Suite leaders and their role, their climate intent and the challenges ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... that pose both financial materiality and impact materiality in their operations. Robeco has released its sustainability report, detailing its key sustainability activities and impacts in the context of its financial performance. The fund manager noted ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The forthcoming International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards will reshape the way businesses report and allow investors to make better decisions to allocate capital to sustainable projects, according to the IFRS Foundation ...

Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Companies are warned to stay ahead of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) crackdown on greenwashing and the forthcoming release of the new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards that will be released in ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Government has announced a National Net Zero Authority tasked with managing the energy transition and ensuring the workers, industries and communities are supported. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen made the announcement ...