As Australia's AGM season opens and policymakers weigh rolling back parts of the country's climate disclosure rules, ASIC says mandatory sustainability reporting is already improving the quality, consistency and usefulness of climate-related financial disclosures.

US investors are urging the EEOC to retain EEO-1 workforce demographic reporting, as corporate transparency and shareholder rights face growing pressure.

Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) said many heavy emitting Australian companies are not doing enough to meet short-term net zero targets despite steady progress in the making of commitments and disclosure.