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Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change in language that he's hoping won't scare the backbench." Wood said there will be pressure on the federal government due to a variety of forces, including the majority of Australia's allies and trading partners committing to net zero targets ...

Agriculture sector can contribute to climate solutions: GreenCollar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... financial benefit, according to GreenCollar. The Nationals Party is pushing its federal coalition partner in federal government to exclude the agriculture sector from any 2050 target the government proposes, but farmers have a role to play in finding ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia report, Never Again, found missteps by Rio Tinto, the Australian federal government, the Western Australian government, the PKKP's legal representatives and were let down by native title law. Rio Tinto ...

Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia report, Never Again, found missteps by Rio Tinto, the Australian federal government, the Western Australian government, the PKKP's legal representatives and were let down by native title law. The recommendations ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... property assets and the certification of Cromwell's Australian operations as a carbon neutral business under the Federal Government Climate Active scheme. Cromwell is a real estate investor and manager. As at 30 June 2020, Cromwell had a market capitalisation ...

Perception of ethics rises off back of COVID response: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Australians are turning an eye to life post-pandemic. The survey found that 69% of Australians believe the Federal Government has an urgent ethical obligation to act on climate change, with 50% of saying there is an urgent ethical obligation to move ...

Credit strategy links financial return to social, environmental impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Dean cited their investment in a bond issued by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation, a federal government corporate agency (NHFIC) providing funding for community housing projects. "We have begun a dialogue with the NHFIC team to ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The federal government will extend a fresh $1.62 billion to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to invest, and will change the legislative remit of ARENA and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) towards investing in carbon capture ...

NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... currently the chairperson of the Commonwealth Bank Group Staff Superannuation Fund and the chairperson of the Federal Government's Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (stepping down in October), a Member of the Cambooya Investment Committee ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... The group also recommends provision of consistent data and information sharing, with a specific call for the federal government to establish a body to coordinate between the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, academia and private, non-government and public ...