Results for "sustain"
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Financing sustainability – a guide to green and sustainable finance in Australia
One of the most significant developments in the loan markets over the past year or so has been the rapid increase in the use of green and sustainable financing products. These include sustainability-linked loans, green loans, social loans ...
Seizing opportunities in the energy transition
There's so much about Australia's energy transition that should be better explained to those who aren't energy experts, but ultimately need to participate in this shift on behalf of their firms. ...
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 ...
Deciphering the Australian sustainable finance taxonomy
As capital and debt sources continue to diversify and decarbonisation becomes entrenched in corporate decision-making, Australia's first sustainable finance taxonomy (the Taxonomy) will be a critical tool in the global push towards sustainable development. ...
ACCR v Santos: lessons for mandatory climate reporting and the future direction of ESG litigation in Australia
On 17 February 2026, the Federal Court of Australia handed down its much-anticipated judgment in Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) v Santos Limited (Santos) [2026] FCA 96 (ACCR v S ...
Understanding 'the biggest shake-up in decades' of Victoria's planning system
The major overhaul of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) (the PE Act) that has passed into law has been described as the 'biggest shake-up in decades' of the planning system, and is designed ...
Biodiversity and business: a deep dive into navigating nature
Covered in this webinar: the agenda set by the Global Biodiversity Framework; emerging international regulatory trends and what they mean for domestic policy; and key opportunities from transitioning to a Nature Positive Economy. ...
13 recommendations to mitigate risk in sustainability statements and greenwashing
This Insight considers some key emerging trends in ASIC's and the ACCC's enforcement activities around greenwashing and sustainability that will be major themes in 2023. ...
How government is integrating environmental sustainability into procurements
This Insight explains how recent developments in Victoria are shaping the way government evaluates tenders and monitors sustainability during project delivery and operation, particularly in infrastructure projects. It also flags other Australian governments' recent initiatives in this important area. ...
Mandatory climate-related financial reporting: what we can learn from the EU, UK and New Zealand experience
Covered in this webinar: Practical tips, lessons learned and trip hazards in the early years of disclosures. How businesses have supported their boards to sign off on disclosures, and minimise greenwashing risk. How multinational organisations can manage overlapping climate disclosure duties in multiple jurisdictions. Key legal issues in mandatory disclosure, and the role of in-house counsel and legal advisers in supporting businesses with disclosures. ...