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Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... identified as consistent with low-greenhouse gas (GHG) development pathways: energy, manufacturing, land use and fisheries, waste, water supply and wastewater, transport, buildings and infrastructure, ICT and digital technologies, research and development ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... renewable and carbon negative. "The HydGene technique uses novel biocatalysts to convert the sugars derived from organic waste, including agricultural waste, into valuable products like hydrogen," CEFC said. "The process takes place in HydGene-designed ...

Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... target impact. Aviation and shipping and industry sectors disclose the most, with a lack of transparency from agriculture, waste and retail and services. Aside from aviation and shipping, the number of disclosing companies in all sectors has increased ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... generated by a company's value chain, including activities such as purchased goods and services, transportation, and waste disposal. Despite accounting for up to 75% of a company's carbon footprint, these emissions are frequently underreported ...

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... geo-political tensions, availability of water and Australia's reliance on international imports on food prices and food waste in Australia. The food sector employs 40% of the global workforce and has significant political influence and macroeconomic ...

Aust Post launches inaugural sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... by 2025, using 100% fully sustainable packaging range aligned to the 2025 National Packaging Targets by 2025, decreasing waste to landfill by 20% by 2025 from a 2019 baseline, has set commitments across Australia Post's Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility ...

CBRE rolls out sustainability data-intelligence platform for commercial property

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... including CBRE, have pledged to reach net zero by 2040. Founded in 2014, Deepki enables its users to collect energy, water, and waste consumption data, gain a view of environmental performance at a portfolio and asset level, establish investment plans ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... 2021 following the commencement of the NSW Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act and the Victorian Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Bill which establish a mechanism for phasing out the supply of unnecessary or problematic single ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... that it is important for business and investment to educate themselves and signal their support, and that conflict is "a waste of time". The question put on the ballot will be set out as follows: "A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise ...

CEFC invests $75m in Queensland recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... CO2 abatement annually, with a recovery rate of more than 90%. The plant will process more than one million tonnes of C&D waste annually, including concrete, excavation material, vacuum waste and skip bin waste, diverting a significant amount of valuable ...