Climate risk - King & Wood Mallesons Pulse

A new era of mandatory climate reporting is here: Navigating uncertainty

17 January 2025

By Tim Bednall, Michaela Aspell, Emma Newnham, Linda Le

Starting 1 January 2025, many large Australian businesses and financial institutions must prepare annual sustainability reports containing mandatory climate-related financial disclosures under the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Act 2024 (Cth).

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KWM ESG Quarterly Compass: Fuelling the energy transition (and more)

3 October 2024

By Claire Rogers

From Future Made in Australia tax incentives to new consumer energy resources rules - and more. Our latest update on the ESG insights you need to know.

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Harmony in a complex world of sustainability disclosures: global and EU standards guidance

24 September 2024

By Emma Newnham, Scott Gardiner, Linda Le, Emily Fox

Sustainability reporting requirements are proliferating - increasing risks of inconsistency. The ISSB and the EC have released harmonisation guidelines.

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EU’s sustainability due diligence clock starts now: CSDDD is in force!

25 July 2024

By Scott Gardiner, Tiffany Kwong

Scott Gardiner and Tiffany Kwong recap the groundbreaking new rules in the EU that require large companies to undertake due diligence on their value chains.

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KWM ESG Quarterly Compass: Sustainability disclosure in the frame

4 July 2024

By Claire Rogers

Sustainability reporting was a standout theme across KWM's ESG insights over the past quarter. Check out our flagship analysis of the ASX50.

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Can adaptation finance increase in 2024? The post-COP28 view

26 February 2024

By John Shum

The adaptation finance gap reaches hundreds of billions a year. Can recent COP28 efforts bring a boost - including from the private sector?

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Post-COP28 path: scaling renewables, decarbonising industrials, working together

22 December 2023

By Claire Rogers, Michael Lawson, Swapnik Sanagavarapu, Annie Zhang

From US$85b+ of public and private financial commitments, to commercialising hydrogen and heavy-emitting industries working together to transition: COP28 set a path to reach net zero faster. Here's a snapshot.

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CBAM is coming: 10 things to prepare for the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

22 November 2023

By Scott Gardiner, Richard Mazzochi, Claire Potter, Tiffany Kwong

Operating outside of the EU? That doesn't mean you'll escape the EU's decarbonisation measures. CBAM has begun phasing in - find out more about the landmark import measure.

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What’s in a name: ASEAN’s sustainable finance taxonomy and the shift to net zero

6 April 2023

By John Shum, Claire Rogers, Eliza Saville

"Having a common understanding of what is sustainable is essential if ASEAN is going to attract and orient capital towards sustainable investments and away from non-sustainable activities.

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