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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 ...

New Forests launches ANZ forestry and agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... to decarbonisation outcomes, and the circular bioeconomy. "We will focus on being vertically integrated into the supply chain, including processing, and value add to the fibre," said New Forests senior managing director, Australia, New Zealand and the ...

Trust in ethics plummets: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... effect of the pandemic response tapering off, rising interest rates and rising costs of living, war in Ukraine causing supply chain issues, skills shortages, etc.," Motto said. "There a whole range of issues coming and a whole layer on top of that - ...

CBA appoints four to Commodities, Trade and Carbon business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... director, trade finance, responsible for the strategy across the institutional bank's trade finance, working capital and supply chain finance business. Arena brings over 20 years of experience in leadership roles in trade and working capital across Asia ...

Less than 20% of ASX200 disclose financial impacts of climate risk: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... downstream through their value chains, PwC reported. "Companies need to inventory those emissions through the whole supply chain to assess what they've got and to forecast the business impacts," Stubbins said. "There is a lot of methodologies that's ...

Cultiv8, Fidante launch agriculture, food tech fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Cultiv8 Funds Management (Cultiv8) and Fidante have joined forces to launch a fund that identifies and invests in early-stage agricultural and food technology companies. The Cultiv8 Agriculture and Food Technology Fund aims to focus on capital growth ...

Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... need to focus on strategic sustainable operations, including "collecting and using data to track their end-to-end supply chain, utilising emerging climate technologies to power more sustainable processes and redesigning current consumption patterns," ...

Cobalt essential to net zero goals but brings labour risks: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... 3%. Diversifying the world cobalt supply is possible. "There are several things you can do - you can diversify the supply chain, which could create more competition really among suppliers to lift conditions," Sebrell said. "You want companies to show ...

Fortescue Metals strengthens 2030 decarbonisation targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... from the operating cost savings due to the elimination of diesel, natural gas, and carbon offset purchases from its supply chain." The strategy and associated investment is expected to result in avoidance of 3 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year ...

Consumer watchdog warns on greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... intentions, businesses may inadvertently mislead consumers for a variety of reasons, such as a poor understanding of their supply chain, a lack of due diligence before making marketing claims, or poor reporting practices. But there is also an element ...