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Investors zero in on nature, human rights nexus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... according to Global Witness and UNEP. The report noted the importance of a circular economy for water, plastics, and other resources, supporting a sustainable food system. It's essential that restrictions to natural resource exploitation are accompanied ...

First Aussie circularity fund shoots for $1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... first-of-its-kind partnership. The vision is a world where waste is eliminated; natural systems are regenerated; and resources are kept in use for as long as possible through repair, reuse, and recycling. To achieve these goals, CFF targets high-impact ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... biggest material financial risks for investees is supply chain traceability and verification, a lack of dedicated company resources, and a general aversion to the term 'slavery' curbing engagement efforts. "A key driver of increasing global demand for ...

HESTA red flags MinRes for governance failures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... the senior management and board level," Blakey said. HESTA has subsequently placed MinRes on its watchlist, making the resources company subject to the fund's engagement escalation framework - where watchlist companies receive closer direct engagement ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia's economy facing moderate to high exposure to nature risks, including impacts on water, air, and soil resources. The Australian Conservation Foundation reported in June that Australia could face losses of $20 billion per year in GDP by ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... "Australia has a natural resource endowment. We already have one-third of the world's critical minerals in the form of resources in the ground. We have a highly skilled workforce, a highly developed economy where we're very close to some of the ...

Australia waits for 2035 target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... to capitalise on Australia's position as uniquely favourable for a renewable-led economic boom. With vast natural resources and technical expertise, he called for the nation to become a "renewable energy superpower," fuelling economic prosperity ...

Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian Retirement Trust (ART) advisor noted, "Australia is a freak globally in terms of its endowments [natural resources], we are incredibly lucky." "It would be incredibly insane for us not to take advantage of it." Australia could become "a superpower... ...

As water rises, insurer swims against tide

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... preventing payouts. The commercial insurance company is freeing up the finances of its customers so that clients have the resources to make their property and infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather. If the customer can prove their assets are ...

New alliance brings green data to financial markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... more than two decades of experience as a climate scientist and believes in the power of data to efficiently reallocate resources in a way that accelerates decarbonisation. "This is the culmination of many years to get climate science analytics into the ...