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ASIC and APRA announce strategic priorities for 2025-26
Each year, ASIC and APRA release their Corporate Plans, which identify the regulators' strategic priorities and projects. They provide an insight into where ASIC and APRA will direct their resources a ...
Greenwashing enforcement reaches new heights
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) has recently launched new proceedings in the Federal Court over alleged greenwashing. This continues the trend of increased regulatory scr ...
EPBC Act reforms—progress in the Government's first 100 days
The reforms to the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (the EPBC Act) have been the subject of significant industry consultation in recent weeks. As the reform ...
Significant new climate change requirements for NSW premises
From 2026, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will play a significantly greater role in regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in NSW. Environment Protection Licences (EPLs) will become ...
ESG class actions: emerging trends
As the global push towards decarbonisation and ethical sourcing intensifies, businesses must keep abreast of ESG developments not only to maintain their social licence to operate and comply with evolv ...
Understanding the practical implications of recent amendments to Australia's Workplace Gender Equality Act
Earlier this year, the Federal Government extended these obligations by introducing a new substantive obligation for employers that meet certain employee thresholds (referred to under the WGE Act as 'designated relevant employers') to select and meet three gender equality targets. ...
What strategies should you implement to mitigate ESG disputes risk?
We are seeing an upward trend in disputes exposure for companies across the ESG remedy ecosystem. And not just about climate change. In this video, our cross-sector experts outline current trends and the different types of ESG disputes that could arise both now and in the future; discuss potential causes of action and allegations; and provide the top five strategies you can implement right now to mitigate your ESG disputes risk. ...
Where to next? Responding to the evolving landscape for business and human rights
With significant ESG developments unfolding globally and the dust settling on our own federal election, now is the time to take stock of the ESG landscape in Australia, particularly in the 'S' domain. ...
A critical time: what's on the horizon for environmental reform and climate policy?
In the wake of the election, this is a critical time for federal environment and climate change laws, which were key areas of reform during Labor's last term but faced significant political opposition ...
Unpacking ASIC's sustainability reporting regulatory guide
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) recently published its Regulatory Guide 280 Sustainability Reporting (RG 280) for entities required to prepare a sustainability report under Australia's new climate-related financial disclosure regime that came into operation on 1 January 25 ...