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2 months ago | 
lexology.com | Timothy Stutt |Heidi Asten |Melanie Debenham |Mark Smyth |Jon Evans |Olga Klimczak | +3 more
In our bumper first edition for 2025, we scan the horizon for key ESG regulatory trends impacting the Australian market. Climate disclosure readiness and broader ESG-related reporting developments will be key themes this year. Employment-related matters such as diversity, equity and inclusion are also expected to remain hot topics this year, as is sustainable finance and the development of Australia’s sustainable finance infrastructure.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Luke Simpson |Jane Hodder |Julie Couch |Julie Jankowski |David Sinn |Nicholas Cowie | +29 more
REAL ESTATE SECTOR INSIGHTS ASIA PACIFIC Q2 2024 In this issue 03 Investment Trends Fast 5: what we're seeing in the industry Australia's investment trends 06 Sub-sector snapshots Office Retail Industrial and Logistics Hotels and Leisure Living Sector: Residential, Build to Rent (BTR), Social & Affordable Housing and Student Accommodation Spotlight on: Data Centres & Batteries 20 Asia Pacific Region Fast 5: Asia Pacific what we're seeing across the region Regional Snapshots JUNE 2024 02...
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Timothy Stutt |Antony Crockett |Melanie Debenham |Lucy McCullagh
Rising with the tideWhile a significant range of new laws and regulation has been introduced in the past 12 months, our survey shows a clear sentiment that Australia remains behind the global frontrunners in regulating and practicing ESG. Across the globe, regions are pushing forward at different paces.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Timothy Stutt |Heidi Asten |Melanie Debenham |Kathryn Pacey
The dominant ‘E’ factor in ESG is expanding beyond climate change. Broader, interconnected environmental issues include impacts on protected flora and fauna, waste and water management, contamination and amenity impacts on communities. These continue to be reputationally significant and highly visible across certain industries. Biodiversity is increasingly a central issue in ESG, as focus shifts to nature repair and addressing the alarming decline in flora and fauna.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Timothy Stutt |Jacqueline Wootton |Olga Klimczak |Natalie Gaspar |Melanie Debenham
Today, ESG is near-ubiquitous across the Australian corporate landscape. As a lens on business decision-making, only 2% of companies surveyed in 2024 say they are not taking environment and social values into account when deciding investments. Further, 63% of companies confirm they have undertaken a formal ESG review in the last two years. Such reviews can take the form of focused, in-depth examinations by formal review committees of thematic risks and opportunities.
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May 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kathryn Pacey |Peter Briggs |Heidi Asten |Melanie Debenham
SummaryThe Federal Government’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has released a report on the findings of the audit of environmental offsets that was undertaken between June 2023 and March 2024.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Timothy Stutt |Heidi Asten |Melanie Debenham |Mark Smyth |Jon Evans |Olga Klimczak | +1 more
Welcome to the March edition of Herbert Smith Freehills’ Australian ESG bulletin, ‘Keeping Up with ESG’. Our monthly ESG bulletin provides a targeted snapshot of key developments we see as reflecting the “must know” trends in the Australian market. In this edition, we spotlight the new ‘right to disconnect’ for Australian employees, and Australian mandatory climate-related disclosure developments.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Timothy Stutt |Melanie Debenham |Silke Goldberg
Tim Stutt and Mel Debenham are joined by Silke Goldberg to debrief COP28 through the
lens of four paradigm shifts – (1) climate finance, (2) fast
tracking the energy transition and emissions reduction, (3) nature
and people, and (4) the "just transition". They close
with reflections on the vital role of lawyers and the legal
industry in bridging gaps and fostering agreement.
For more, check out our COP28 hub.
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Jan 8, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Timothy Stutt |Melanie Debenham |Silke Goldberg
Click here to listen to the audio. COP28 – the debrief with Silke GoldbergTim Stutt and Mel Debenham are joined by Silke Goldberg to debrief COP28 through the lens of four paradigm shifts – (1) climate finance, (2) fast tracking the energy transition and emissions reduction, (3) nature and people, and (4) the “just transition”. They close with reflections on the vital role of lawyers and the legal industry in bridging gaps and fostering agreement.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Silke Goldberg |Jannis Bille |Ernst Müller |Heidi Asten |Melanie Debenham |Kathryn Pacey | +1 more
Despite mounting pressure to accelerate cuts in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with Paris Agreements targets, progress developing rules governing global carbon markets to underpin such policies has remained slow at best. With carbon markets – trading systems where carbon credits are bought and sold to help companies compensate for GHG emissions – seen as a crucial tool to help nations hit climate commitments, COP28 represents an opportunity to provide the necessary regulatory clarity.
