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Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... wondering if the certifications are different." As part of the pilot, Leading Harvest also reached companies across the supply chain and industry groups and worked with Rabobank, a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company with a large ...

Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
BlackRock chairman Larry Fink warned that dominos may be starting to fall as global economies count the price of more than a decade of easy money in his annual letter to investors. In a letter where ESG and climate change took a backseat to concerns ...

HSBC Australia hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... be play a key role in delivering on this commitment." HSBC has set a goal of becoming net zero in operations and supply chain by 2030, and align its financed emissions to the Paris Agreement goal of net zero by 2050. The global bank has set interim 2030 ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Innovative companies with pricing power and companies with greater resource efficiency are expected to prove more resilient even during more a more challenging macroeconomic backdrop, according to the founder and CEO of Impax Asset Management. Ian Simm ...

Former MAS chief sustainability officer launches advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... aiding companies on material sustainability issues. "Whether you're monitoring/engaging workers to understand the supply chain, at the moment most modern slavery act reporting is quite manual, there's a great opportunity to get technology involved." ...

ACCC investigating greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... "green", or "sustainable," they are obligated to back up these claims through reliable scientific reports, transparent supply chain information, reputable third-party certification or other forms of evidence, Lowe added. "Where we have concerns, we will ...

Heavy industry could decarbonise with ambitious action: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers, Westpac and Woodside Energy. Australian Industry ETI focuses on five supply chain that account for more than a quarter of Australia's annual greenhouse gas emissions and generate significant exports, including ...

Global food systems at risk: Barclays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Investors should be under more pressure to engage with companies to consider what more they can do earlier in the supply chain." Photo courtsey of Melissa Askew on Unsplash

Australian businesses exposed to EU carbon levy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Australian businesses must prepare for the impacts of a forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from the European Union, according to EY. In recent weeks, the EU has reached agreement on the structure of the CBAM, which would place a financial ...

Mindaroo, QIC back FairSupply Series A fundraise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... visibility over ESG risk in supply chains and investment portfolios, covering factors such as modern slavery in the supply chain, Scope 3 carbon emissions, biodiversity and water use risk. The funding will be used to launch new products, expand into ...