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ESG Snapshot: Issue 126

ESG Snapshot: Issue 126

Is there space for hope in humanity’s future — or just execution risk? This week’s Artemis milestone is a reminder that ambition only matters if systems, supply chains and engineering actually hold under extreme conditions. Across batteries, carbon removal, climate disclosure, maritime electrification and industrial decarbonisation, the business test

ESG Snapshot: Issue 125

ESG Snapshot: Issue 125

The BCSDA view - Resilience policy is becoming more interventionist. Governments are moving beyond targets into reserves, concessional finance, fuel-supply powers, AI governance and nature rules that will affect capital allocation, operations and disclosure. Highlights from the week: * Strategic reserve law passed for fuel and critical minerals. Australia has passed

ESG Snapshot: Issue 124

ESG Snapshot: Issue 124

This week’s BCSDA view - The signal this week is convergence. Trade, disclosure, infrastructure and energy are no longer moving on separate tracks; they are increasingly being judged through resilience, credibility and competitiveness. From the EU–Australia FTA and IFRS updates to fuel security and data centre expectations. This

ESG Snapshot: Issue 123

ESG Snapshot: Issue 123

This week’s BCSDA view - Three signals stand out. First, reporting relief is narrowing, so entities exposed to sustainability reporting need to act early, not seek late exemptions. Second, climate, fuel and resilience policy are increasingly being framed through security, supply chain and capital allocation lenses. Third, standards, consultations

ESG Snapshot: Issue 122

ESG Snapshot: Issue 122

This week's highlights include: * MSO relief measure. Australia releases up to 762 million litres to ease regional fuel shortages. * Fairer super reforms. Parliament to pass LISTO-targeted changes boosting up to $810/year for 1.3 million Australians. * Robodebt findings released. NACC finds 2 of 6 referrals committed serious

ESG Snapshot: Issue 121

ESG Snapshot: Issue 121

This week's highlights include: * Queensland targets big batteries. A new regulation captures storage batteries in Queensland's pre-assessment regime for renewables. * NABERS - the next frontier. For the first time, the NABERS scheme has issued an embodied carbon rating. * Cash advance. The Queensland government in June paid

ESG Snapshot: Issue 120

ESG Snapshot: Issue 120

This week's highlights include: * Insurance for neighbours. The energy infrastructure commissioner has weighed in on public liability insurance for landowners next to transmission lines and wind and solar farms. * More gas. A new Victorian Bill would empower the state government to issue orders to improve gas infrastructure. * Lower