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Banks' role in global decarbonisation under spotlight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... that would stand out," Butters said. "Many banks across the world are beginning to set restrictions on lending to coal mining or thermal power generation expansion projects. But others have gone a step further and have begun implementing coal phase out ...

A burning issue: decarbonising the global steel industry

ANNA CHONG, ANDY JONES  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... activity which is responsible for around 7% of energy sector CO2 emissions - or closer to 10% if you include the impacts of mining and transporting the required raw materials (it also accounts for 8% of final energy demand). Not only that, but the steel ...

Women make strides on ASX300 boards, but cultural diversity lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... most prevalent, they have decreased from 39% to 34.4% among board members. Other sectors represented in boards include mining energy and resources, at 14.3%, consumer/retail/leisure at 9.8%, engineering/manufacturing and construction at 8.5%. The report ...

Quant manager deploys AI to identify corporate greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... enables us to analyse significant amounts of both structured and unstructured data." Acadian uses ESG signals drawn from text mining of sustainability reports, regulatory filings, shareholder proposals and other company data. Signals range from the identification ...

Alphinity launches SDG-aligned fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... companies that generate more than 5% of revenue from the production of fossil fuels, controversial fuels such as uranium, gold mining where gold is the primary purpose of the mine, factory farming, live exports, predatory lending, alcohol and gambling ...

Super funds file Modern Slavery Statements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... "There will be more and more collaboration within industry groups," he said. "You've seen that with property, banks and mining companies helping each other out. "The investment industry is working through the RIAA working group and in other ways. ...

Hostplus announces four board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... and the environment. The company's Maules Creek coal mine, for example, is one of Australia's most controversial mining projects." Market Forces campaigner Rachel Dean noted that the petition to pressure Hostplus to remove Vaile is part of a ...

Hostplus ESG head jumps to HESTA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... will support HESTA to continue its important work." HESTA led recent global investor engagement with Rio Tinto and other mining companies on managing financial risks associated with Indigenous heritage protection following the Juukan Gorge caves destruction. ...

New fossil fuel exploration acreage released

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... March 2022. Minister for resources, water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt announced the release of the new acreage for mining oil and gas exploration at the conference. "The annual Acreage Release is a crucial component of the Government's gas-fired ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... project is a 250 MW / 2,000 MWh PHES, equivalent to eight hours of energy storage. The project will utilise two existing mining pits at the former gold mine as the upper and lower reservoirs for the PHES to minimise construction time and costs. ARENA ...