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Climate reporting brings skilled workers to the fore

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Local businesses are not yet fully equipped to comply with mandatory climate reporting but they want to be, with research suggesting managers with green skills could earn up to 13% more. Surveying some 436 businesses across Australia, RMIT's Towards ...

Authorities are now accountable for caused climate damage

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
A new ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold states and countries accountable for the climate damage they have caused. The ICJ has delivered its Advisory Opinion on the Obligation of States in respect of Climate Change, which suggests ...

Unchecked climate change to cost Australia trillions: Climate Council

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
New research has indicated the Labor government's climate goals may not be up to scratch, as choosing a strong target in the present remains more cost-effective than attempting to adapt to escalating climate damage. Climate Council's Stronger Target ...

IGCC releases capital alignment framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has released a new framework to help investors bridge the capital allocation gap when it comes to financing the climate transition. The Financing Australia's Corporate Climate Transition report provides guiding ...

Gender diversity, overboarding top of mind for instos: Georgeson

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The lack of gender diversity, independence and 'overboarding,' are some of the top reasons why institutional investors voted against directors, according to Georgeson, after analysing trends in the latest mini-AGM season. Analysing the AGM season between ...

CSIRO launches National Energy Analysis Centre

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The new National Energy Analysis Centre (NEAC) will analyse and model anonymised energy data from households and businesses to provide more information to decision-makers to help steer the transition. The CSIRO says the new research function will support ...

Green moves: Carbon Market Institute, JO Hambro

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
The Carbon Market Institute has farewelled its chief executive, while a Regnan analyst jumps to JO Hambro. John Connor, chief executive of the Carbon Market Institute (CMI), has wrapped up six years there to take on a new role as head of policy and ...

'Staggering' gender perception gap persists: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
A new study reveals that men are generally more optimistic when it comes to gender parity across the professional workplace, despite that data suggests otherwise. According to Robert Walters' latest Women in the Workplace report which surveyed over ...

Australian banks fail to manage financed deforestation: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Latest findings identified mortgages provided by major banks are contributing to deforestation, with just one bank having made a 'No deforestation' commitment. The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) conducted analysis of 100 land titles and found ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
Australia is showing progress with disclosing and adopting its clean energy transition initiatives as investors' demand for credible emissions reduction strategies grows, a study from MSCI shows. Among listed Australian companies analysed in the APAC ...