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Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... "governance" (28%). The BBC research also surveyed corporate leaders in Singapore. Over half of respondents in both Australia (55%) and Singapore (52%) said they typically engage with higher-cost suppliers with better ESG credentials. Corporate leaders ...

Element Zero raises US$10M for zero-carbon iron

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... produce 100 kilograms of zero-carbon iron per day and the company plans to scale up to 1000kg per day by end of 2024. Australia produces approximately 900,000kg of iron ore annually, with WA producing 99%, according to Geosciences Australia. The Element ...

TCorp issues first sustainability bond of 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The issuance attracted a wide variety of investors by type and region, with 70% based in Australia and New Zealand, 11% in Europe, 10% in the UK and 9% across Asia and Japan. Balance sheet investors had the majority ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... common stock, increases BlackRock's exposure to fossil fuels as the firm invests in the Gladstone LNG project in Australia, ADNOC Gas Pipelines, the Río Grande LNG terminal in Texas, and East India Petroleum Ltd, among other high-emissions corporations. ...

$200m social housing catalyst for clean energy sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... pumps, fans, and air conditioning. This represents approximately 7% of the more than 400,000 social housing homes in Australia. Overall, 2023 saw record growth for rooftop solar in Australia with a 21% increase in rooftop solar PV capacity in the first ...

Ethical ETFs AUM surges in 2023: Betashares

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Funds under management for ethical, responsible and sustainability-themed ETFs surged by more than 24% during 2023, amid a strong year for ETFs broadly. Betashares' latest Australian ETF Review calculates the local ETF industry at a total industry ...

Podcast: Banking on the future with Australia's green bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is Australia's green bank. Over the last 10 years, the CEFC has deployed more than ten billion dollars to invest in decarbonising Australia with an annualised cumulative return of 4.24%. But almost more importantly ...

VC initiative to catalyse AgTech for climate solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) figures. "In terms of how we see this as an opportunity, Australia is the driest populated continent, yet we still grow three times more food than we need and export two thirds of what we grow." ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... treatment of climate risk," Wetzer added. 2485 climate lawsuits have been filed globally to date, researchers note. Australia ranks as the nation second-most exposed to legal risk, with 134 climate lawsuits filed as of November. The US was the country ...

Treasury publishes climate disclosure legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... the exposure draft of legislation that would make financial disclosure of climate risk and opportunity mandatory in Australia using the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB)'s SR1 Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards - Disclosure ...