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Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... significant progress on polices and foundational level indicators that really stipulate the conditions for works and the standards on supply chain," said Bonnie Graham, ethical fashion specialist at Baptist World Aid in Australia. "But evidencing the ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... anti-scam campaigns. It also advocated for the use of tools to better identify firms' compliance with climate disclosure standards and to better detect greenwashing activities.

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... specifically the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), as well as the International Sustainability Standards Boards accounting standards, and future frameworks like the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)," ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... invest in something because of the company's poor environmental record." On the subject of climate-related disclosure standards, Longo noted that ASIC is working with Treasury and peers on the Council of Financial Regulators as well as contributing ...

ASIC cracks down on CHESS issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... for the governance and management of portfolios, programs, and projects, and assess them again against international standards. EY will then audit the reports and hand over the findings to ASIC by July 31 ( External Review Special Report ) and October ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
"Future facing commodities" and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards are the fastest rising topics of discussion in sustainability, while social issues are quickly rising to the fore with ASX-listed companies ...

TPB bans PwC partner over breach

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... conflict management procedures and policies operating at the time to prevent this occurring. In each case this failed the standards we set for PwC and we deeply regret this occurred." The firm said it has has since reviewed and strengthened its controls ...

Hopes for action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... between the findings of the Expert Group report and developments like the forthcoming ISSB climate disclosure accounting standards, it is time for organisations to position themselves ahead of when mandatory action is brought in. "Have a plan to achieve ...

Jones progresses green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones committed to working with the finance industry to establish national standards for a green taxonomy that will define sustainable finance in Australia. Jones stopped short of committing to legislating the forthcoming ...

Financial stability risks escalate: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... of strong competition for lending, but the size of the sector remains small and there is little evidence that lending standards have deteriorated." The decline in crypto-asset prices in the first half of 2022 also had a limited impact on Australia's ...