Search Results

Showing 1461 - 1470 of 4251 results for "Australia"

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Financiers do not assess and disclose deforestation and biodiversity loss in Australia and may not even be aware of the risk when funding Australia's primary industries. New research from EY commissioned by The Wilderness Society found that deforestation ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's food security hangs in the balance with climate change exacerbating extreme drought, flooding and other impacts which harm the country's ability to sustain food production, but climate change also presents opportunities for investment in ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... commented on the announcement: "Despite the growing global attention on modern slavery risks within the renewables sector, Australia currently lacks an agreed framework for effectively managing modern slavery risks within renewable energy value-chains. ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... globally, and has cemented its leadership as the most sustainable data centre operator in the world." Amanda Taylor, HSBC Australia managing director, head of large corporates and sustainable finance, HSBC Australia also pointed to the social commitments ...

Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... report also makes it clear that our capacity to recognize, understand and manage these risks is embryonic, although Australia and New Zealand have some key advantages and some key experiences that we can contribute together to a global story." McAllister ...

Engaging for real-world decarbonisation: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... no current technology to abate other than hydrogen," Durand said. "The biggest barrier to industry is decarbonising Australia,... so don't pause investment on large scale renewables. "For us to decarbonise, we need to move to splitting the water ...

Podcast: Preserving wilderness - Fiachra Kearney

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... we're speaking with Forever Wild CEO Fiachra Kearney. Forever Wild is an innovative social enterprise with activities in Australia and around the world, seeking to protect wilderness ecosystems in conjunction with the land's Traditional Owners ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... participation in unsustainable activities. This is one of the key messages of a new report by EY and the Global Compact Network Australia, reinforced by a panel of sustainability professionals at a live event in Melbourne. The report, The sustainable ...

Pact Group sells stake in crate pooling business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the crate business, which provides reusable plastic crate (RPC) pooling services to producers and grocery retailers in Australia and Sydney. The business operates a network of wash and distribution facilities for RPCs used by retailers in Australia and ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
In an era marked by the rapid ascent of generative artificial intelligence (AI), investors can potentially reap the rewards from a plethora of efficiency-maximising opportunities to automate core business processes in the companies they invest in. But ...