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ESG labelling could 'destabilise' super system: RIAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... Association Australasia (RIAA) is concerned a 'one-size-fits-all' ESG labelling regime would actually increase the risk of greenwashing. Earlier this month, the government commenced a consultation on the introduction of sustainable investment product ...

Treasury wants 'more confidence' in sustainable product labels

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
... Priority 3 Support credible net zero transition planning. Robust and clear product labelling can also help tackle greenwashing. "This is another practical step in the roadmap to improve how we measure progress, manage risk, demonstrate results and mobilise ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... reporting becomes a mandatory requirement for small to large Australian businesses - but it was its passing update on greenwashing as an enforcement priority that had everyone's attention at an industry conference. ASIC commissioner Kate O'Rourke ...

Responsible investing buoyed by instos: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... investors staying the course. "Commitments are being pulled back, and reporting burdens are in the spotlight. From greenwashing to greenhushing, the assumptions we're making, the justifications and especially the language we use are being challenged ...

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
DWS will pay $43 million (US$27m) to settle a long-running greenwashing case brought by Frankfurt prosecutors. In 2021, a whistleblower - former DWS group sustainability officer Desiree Fixler - came forward with claims the asset manager was making ...

Study finds 5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... subsidiaries taking the lion's share. The research also shows that looming regulatory guidelines aimed at curbing greenwashing fall short. From May, investment managers will have to comply with new naming guidelines, instituted by the European Securities ...

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
Active Super's greenwashing will cost it $10.5 million in civil penalties for misleading members about its ESG credentials purported to eliminate investments in Russian companies and others involved in mining and tobacco, the Federal Court determined ...

Auditors tighten fist on greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... flux in Australia as mandatory reporting begins for large entities and financial firms. Part of a broad crackdown on greenwashing and ESG-related fraud, the standards aim to boost confidence and transparency with a focus on investor protection. The International ...

Super failures, greenwashing: ASIC's key issues in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has identified what it believes to be the most significant current, ongoing and emerging issues within its regulatory remit for 2025. "Increased market volatility, geopolitical changes, the ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... noted. "Some individual states took legal action to limit the incorporation of ESG criteria in investment decisions. "Greenwashing concerns remained a persistent concern for investors."