ESG: A guide for Directors

How can boards and directors identify and capitalise on ESG opportunities and develop a leading ESG risk and compliance culture across their organisation?

ESG: A guide for General Counsel

How can GCs identify, assess and capitalise on ESG opportunities and develop a leading ESG risk and compliance culture across their organisation?

The changing tide: understanding human rights for business

While the high-water mark of responsible business is ever-evolving, the expectation on businesses to understand and manage their impacts on people is here to stay.

Five trends shaping environmental regulatory reform in 2024

Five trends, reflected across new regulatory reforms, are fundamentally changing the landscape for environmental protection, housing and infrastructure delivery in Australia.

Mandatory climate-related financial disclosure: government releases draft framework

Draft legislation make climate-related financial disclosures mandatory for reporting entities from 2024/25. What are the implications for reporting entities?

An unsustainable approach? Overcoming competition law obstacles to sustainability collaboration

Not enough is being done to facilitate benign collaboration on sustainability practices between entities that are or may be considered competitive with one another in markets in Australia.

What’s rights got to do with it? The increasing relevance of statutory charters of rights for business

Australia is currently the only OECD country without a national charter or bill of human rights, but recent developments raise questions as to whether that’s about to change.

Green claims guidance: the ACCC signals its expectations for businesses making environmental and sustainability claims

The ACCC’s draft guidance provides a roadmap for businesses seeking to mitigate the risk of breaching the law when marketing their products or services using environmental and sustainability claims.

Recent ESG developments in Australia: an update

What are the key ESG developments that look set to shape the agenda of corporate Australia over the coming year?

Biodegradability of plastics: discussion paper

A joint collaboration between Corrs Chambers Westgarth and The University of Queensland, this discussion paper describes what is meant by biodegradable plastics and considers issues arising from the current state of play in terms of knowledge, policy, law and expectations.

Final Safeguard Mechanism reforms set to commence: outlining the impact on covered facilities

The Federal Government’s amendments to the Safeguard Mechanism will commence on 1 July 2023. How will these reforms impact covered facilities and how should they prepare?

The greenwashing of financial products: the fine line between marketing and misleading

In February 2023, ASIC launched its first greenwashing court proceeding and has labelled greenwashing intervention an enforcement priority. How can organisations avoid a greenwashing claim, and prepare a financial services business for the future of ESG regulation?

Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act review: what can organisations do now to prepare for tougher modern slavery laws?

On 25 May 2023, the Federal Government released the much-anticipated report on the statutory review of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth). What can organisations do now to prepare for tougher modern slavery laws?

Nature positive is the new net zero

2023 is set to be a watershed year in the evolution of biodiversity conservation, with an inescapable sharpened focus on impacts and dependencies on nature for the foreseeable future.