ASFI welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback in relation to the Australian Government’s consultation paper on design options for the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) Annual Superannuation Performance Test.

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) and Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) welcome the opportunity to provide input and feedback on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures’ (TNFD) additional guidance for financial institutions.

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Australian Accounting Standards Board’s exposure draft climate disclosure standards.

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Exposure Draft of the Climate-related financial disclosure legislation.

Find ASFI’s submission on the Agriculture and Land Sectoral Plan.

ASFI in collaboration with the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) have prepared this resource setting out the relationship between decarbonisation scenarios, pathways, plans, and the taxonomy.

Read ASFI’s submission to the Government’s Sustainable Finance Strategy Consultation.

On 2 November 2023, the Australian Treasury released its much-anticipated Sustainable Finance Strategy Consultation Paper. This follows the commitment by the Australian Treasurer in December 2022 to develop an ‘ambitious and coordinated’ sustainable finance strategy in 2023.

After two years of iterative development, on 18 September 2023, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) published its final (v1.0) recommendations for nature-related risk management and disclosure. Read our “ASFI explainer” for the final recommendations.

Last week the Government released its Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040. The strategy identifies opportunities to strengthen Australia’s ties with countries in our region to advance mutual prosperity and security. It sets out 75 recommendations, many of which aim to enable greater levels of Australian investment into the region.

ASFI contributed to a joint submission to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) on proposed priorities for its next two-year work plan together with 15 peak professional, industry and investors bodies in Australia.

In July 2023, the Australian Treasury invited feedback on its second consultation paper on Climate-related Disclosures. ASFI supports the introduction of mandatory climate disclosures for the Australian market. A robust and workable climate disclosures framework will help financial institutions make better decisions, firms understand and manage climate risk and opportunity, and regulators combat greenwashing.

Find ASFI’s submission to the Climate Change Authority’s consultation on “Setting, tracking and achieving Australia’s emissions reduction targets”.

Read ASFI’s submission to the Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023.

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) welcome the opportunity to provide a joint submission to the TNFD on its fourth and final beta framework.

Read ASFI’s summary of 2023-2024 Federal Budget outcomes.

Today, leading Australian banks and other financial institutions joined with ASFI, the Energy Efficiency Council, and peak property industry bodies to release a Joint Statement urging state, territory and federal governments to act decisively to deliver healthy, comfortable and energy smart homes for Australians.

Read our joint industry statement on the Government’s proposed Safeguard Mechanism reforms.

This submission collectively represents the voice of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), CPA Australia, the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) and the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). We consider clear, transparent, comprehensive and comparable disclosure of sustainability-related information to be part of the foundation of a well-functioning global financial system.

Read ASFI’s submission on the Australian Government’s Safeguard Mechanism Reform.