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PC outlines key reforms to boost clean energy investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Commission (PC) has published an interim report setting out key reforms to investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transition. The PC said Australia needs to address the gaps and overlaps in emissions reduction incentives, speed up approvals ...

Australia has 'incredible opportunity' to lead in clean energy: UN

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... upskilling professionals in a rapidly evolving landscape." ASX chief executive Helen Lofthouse said the transition to net zero may be the greatest challenge facing this generation. "From a market perspective, the energy transition will require a historic ...

KKR makes $500m investment in Aussie solar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... energy transition expertise, financial strength and a partnership mindset that will allow CleanPeak to continue to offer net zero solutions at the same time as accelerating our growth plans through bolt-on acquisitions. Together, we will deliver reliable ...

Australian Ethical puts Macquarie on notice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... financial risk to shareholders. Australian Ethical said despite Macquarie's public commitments to support an orderly net zero transition by 2050, it has not disclosed whether or how it assesses the alignment of its ongoing lending to fossil fuel companies ...

Unchecked climate change to cost Australia trillions: Climate Council

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... attempting to adapt to escalating climate damage." It comes amid National Party Leader Barnaby Joyce called to repeal net zero initiatives, to which the Climate Council has labelled the push as "disgraceful". "It's a stunt - and it'll be swiftly squashed ...

Consultation on sustainable product labels kicks off

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... Developing the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, and transition planning guidance under Priority 3 Support credible net zero transition planning. Robust and clear product labelling can also help tackle greenwashing. "This is another practical ...

IGCC releases capital alignment framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... strategies. Citing a report from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), 66% of ASX200 companies have made a net zero commitment, but few have adequately integrated climate into their capital allocation processes or allocated sufficient ...

HSBC ditches global climate alliance initiative

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
Continuing the mass exodus, HSBC has now made its exit from the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). HSBC has withdrawn its position from the NZBA despite saying the initiative "played a role in developing guiding frameworks to help banks establish their ...

Green moves: Perpetual, Accounting for Nature

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) will lead a 12-month taskforce to develop an economy-wide Net Zero Plan for the New South Wales economy. Carlos Flores recently took a sabbatical from the government-run sustainability rating ...

UK ditches sustainable finance taxonomy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... consultation responses showed that other policies were of higher priority to accelerate investment into the transition to net zero and limit greenwashing," HM Treasury said. The government said it continues to work in partnership with industry to deliver ...