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Regulatory Regime for ESG Investment Issues

Date: February 2022
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The momentum for the development of a comprehensive regulatory regime for ESG Investing in Australia is building and includes the following:

  • enhanced focus on the manner in which regulated entities assess climate related risks
  • initiatives aimed at preventing ESG related misconduct including misleading or deceptive statements in disclosure documents
  • reforms to shareholder and proxy voting to better facilitate more shareholder votes on ESG and sustainability issues
  • tightening the regulation of ESG ratings and higher supervision of green bonds; and
  • the overarching taxonomy of sustainable finance including in respect of ongoing reporting.

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Western Australian practitioners - To add this session to your Legal Practice Board CPD Management System (CPDMS) record, please email your Certificate of Attendance and Practitioner ID to cle@klgates.com.

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