Earlier this month saw the most significant greenwashing action taken to date by regulators in Australia. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) launched court action against Mercer Superannuation for greenwashing conduct regarding several of their superannuation investment options.

Due to climate change, a lack of usable water is becoming a problem in areas where it wasn't before.

Locals on the Canary Islands, however, are finding that fog can make up for shortfalls on the farm.

With the popularity of electric vehicles (EV’s) increasing, many consumers are asking about EV and sustainability.

Are these vehicles actually good for the environment? Especially given the uncertainty about the manufacture, labour issues, and mining requirements to put these vehicles together.

Some sceptics even argue that EV’s actually have a larger carbon footprint than petrol vehicles.

The new Labor government presented the 2022/23 Budget on the 25 October acknowledging that the current global economic situation presents some absolute financial challenges - inflation, energy and supply chain problems, and a continuing war in Europe - in focussing on a well-being budget, to shape our lives for the better.

Forests are sucking up 25% of our carbon emissions in the atmosphere.

However, the productivity of forests is sensitive to climate, and the faster forest death events have the potential to release a lot of carbon back into the atmosphere.

Recently, scientists have been able to quantify the role of ancient trees in storing carbon.

In a recent speech ASIC Chair Joseph Longo presented ASIC’s new corporate plan and noted that:

“Rather than attempting to be ‘everywhere’, we must prioritise the areas of greatest harm and take action to protect vulnerable people. Being a regulator is all about choices, so we must be targeted in the way we deploy resources.”

Okay, it might not be that high in the sky, but Seattle (USA) is piloting a new style of electric vehicle charger that attaches to wood poles high above street level.

The new financial year means it's time to complete your annual tax return again - are you ready? We’ve compiled a handy (and comprehensive) checklist that helps you identify all the different types of income you may need to declare and expenses you can claim.

In the lead up to tax time the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) is urging taxpayers and small businesses to protect themselves from unregistered tax preparers.

What is good to know is that Australian regulators such as the ACCC, APRA and ASIC are all now increasing their scrutiny of environmental claims to clamp down on greenwashing.

The end of the current financial year is less than four weeks away, so now is a good time to review your superannuation options. Getting more money into your super fund account before the 30 June deadline may be one of those options.

The third volume of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2022 report was published at the start of April. The report focuses on the path forward to drastically cut emissions.