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RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The Reserve Bank of Australia has committed to a 2030 net zero target for all Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Speaking at the Sir Leslie Melville Lecture in Canberra, incoming governor Michele Bullock announced the target and said the central bank is ...

Australian self-directed investors lead world on ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... of considerations for investments and trading. Australian investors lead, with 49% taking ESG into account in their investment considerations, while 26% see ESG as not important in their trading consideration set. Globally only one in three clients take ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... representing US$120 trillion in assets under management have now signed on to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Institutional investors are well placed to implement ESG factors across asset classes. They encompass a diverse ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Claire LaBouchardiere reiterated to the audience at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) 2023 Climate Change and Investment Summit that greenwashing in all its forms - including greenhushing - remains a key priority in Australia. FS Sustainability ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... are standing on the brink of an economic opportunity of a lifetime -a clean energy and critical minerals employment, investment and exports boom - and barely talking about it," Buckley said. "We need to think beyond the decade to our once-in-a generation ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... services' links to deforestation and forest degradation in Australia, explores biodiversity risk in the Australian investment landscape. While deforestation's impact has been highlighted in places like the Amazon, Australia's land clearing ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... impacts which harm the country's ability to sustain food production, but climate change also presents opportunities for investment in sustainable agricultural solutions. Understanding humanity's impact on nature should be the jumping off point to ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The NSW Anti-Slavery Commission and the Clean Energy Council (CEC) are developing a code of practice to help identify modern slavery risks in renewable energy supply chains. Reliance on materials and components associated with forced labour and other ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
APAC and Japan data centre specialist AirTrunk has more than doubled the financing of an existing sustianbility linked loan, going from $2.1 billion to $4.6 billion. The transaction will refinance existing debt facilities and support the company's "rapid ...

Climate minister identifies climate adaptation as key priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... adaptation and resilience measures will build long-term economic stability, but there are barriers preventing private investment, particularly in high-risk regions. Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Jenny McAllister identified adaptation ...