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Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
A global natural capital manager raised US$130 million towards its US$300 million target for its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2). Investors in TAFF2 include Mitsui, Nomura, Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Australian government, David and Lucile ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
China's Certified Emission Reductions (CCER) scheme has restarted after a six-year pause, as the country releases its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Suspended in 2017 due to low trading volume and lack of standardisation in carbon audits ...

Senior appointments at ag managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Two agricultural asset managers have made key executive appointments. Warakirri Asset Management has hired Nikki Jordan to the newly created role of head of sustainability. Jordan will report to Warakirri managing director Jim McKay and will "lead the ...

Australian Ethical grants $500k to climate solutions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Pure-play ethical investment manager Australian Ethical has announced $500,000 in grants for non-profits in the climate solutions space. The grants are part of the firm's annual allocation of 10% of its profits to fund environmental or social initiatives ...

Ad industry proposes greenwashing code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The peak body for Australia's advertisers is taking on greenwashing via a new draft code. The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) has released an exposure draft Environmental Claims Code that they say will form an integral part of ...

NSW can achieve electricity reliability without coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
There is no need to use taxpayer fund to keep Australia's biggest coal power plant open beyond its planned closure date in 2025 as the state of NSW has made "massive progress" on new renewable energy and battery capacity, according to think tank Climate ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Corporate leaders said they were willing to spend 10% more on services from suppliers with better credentials. However, Australia lagged behind on other metrics. 81% of Singaporean leaders believes that it was important for employees to see the company's ...

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
TCorp, the investment and financial management partner of the New South Wales (NSW) public sector, has issued a $1.7 billion sustainable bond. The 4.75% 20 September 2035 Sustainability bond has a yield of 4.995%, and was heavily oversubscribed. TCorp ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
For the first time in its quarterly earnings report, BlackRock identified stakeholder pressure on ESG and AI as risk factors that may influence returns. In its earnings release published on Friday, the firm warned that "increasing focus from stakeholders ...