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  • Feedback sought on first draft of Australian taxonomy

    28 May 2024

    The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has opened a public consultation on the first draft of its proposed taxonomy, including its headline ambitions and first three priority areas.

  • Australian government wins investor group praise for climate funding

    15 May 2024

    Investor groups have welcomed a AUD22.7 billion ($15.1 billion) funding package the Australian government has pledged to support the transition to net zero, development of sustainability fund labels and tackling 'greenwashing'.

  • Investment Association publishes UK SDR implementation guide

    10 May 2024

  • AUD80trn investors back 'essential' Australian climate reporting bill

    23 April 2024

  • 'More rigorous' standards see biennial review register big drop in sustainable assets

    29 November 2023

    A big drop in the total assets judged as 'sustainable' globally has been reported in the latest in a series of biennial reviews, with tightened criteria in response to a "rise in greenwashing and greenhushing".

  • Australia plans sovereign green bond and taxonomy financing

    21 April 2023

    The Australian government has announced it plans to issue a debut sovereign green bond and will co-fund the development of a sustainable finance taxonomy...

  • FCA unveils measures to 'clamp down' on greenwashing

    25 October 2022

    The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a set of sustainability labels and restrictions to "clamp down" on greenwashing.

  • Australian regulator launches anti-greenwashing fund guidance

    14 June 2022

    The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched guidance for sustainability-related products to combat what it called the "growing risk of greenwashing".

  • Pension carbon emissions framework launched

    02 February 2022

    A carbon emissions template (CET) which will help pension schemes calculate their emissions has been launched by the UK's Investment Association (IA).

  • Ground-breaking UK climate disclosure plans strengthened with TCFD, scenario analysis rules

    29 October 2021

    The long-awaited UK government response to a consultation on its mandatory climate disclosure plans for major companies...