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Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... genders at the director level. Just 20% of women directors believe their boards had a very adequate understanding of the nature of positive duty conduct, compared to 39% of male directors. 32% of women directors and 45% of men directors strongly agreed ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... systems to meet climate and health goals. Over 150 entities signed a Call to Action for Transforming Food Systems for People, Nature, and Climate. Finance entity signatories included Bezos Earth Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the World Benchmarking ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... transition figure into government, business and investor commitments are all topics of interest at COP28. Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration Practitioners are preparing for a significant shift towards the integration of nature and climate ...

Nature Market Repair Bill passes Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Nature Market Repair Bill has passed the Senate, setting the stage for a voluntary national market to deliver improved biodiversity outcomes in Australia. The bill was passed after the Albanese government struck an agreement with Greens that saw ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... hard-to-reach projects that safeguard critical infrastructure, agriculture, water resources, and biodiversity. By encouraging nature-positive solutions, we seek to safeguard against climate risks and actively nurture the foundation of resilient economies ...

New advisory body for nature investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Canberra has established a new advisory body to align private finance and investment with nature positive outcomes. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water this week announced the establishment of the Nature Finance Council ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... four scenario analyses to assist them stress-test their business strategy and resilience. Having an informed view of the nature and extent of risks and opportunities is crucial to developing a credible transition plan that mitigates or capture them ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... committed to doubling their climate portfolio for water within three years. Over 150 businesses and investors adopted the Nature Positive for Climate Action. Carbon markets On Sunday, ministers and Indigenous Peoples from Brazil and the Democratic Republic ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Association Canada, and the European Fund and Asset Management Association. The GSIA urges global adoption of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the incorporation of TNFD reporting for corporations into the International ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... as mineral carbonisation and direct air capture. Most current sequestration is biological (also referred to as natural, nature-based, or natural-climate solutions). However, since land is likely to reach capacity, and biological projects are vulnerable ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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