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Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... transportation and storage and the infrastructure that goes with that. There is a wide recognition that CCS is required, but legislation and policies is needed to encourage the infrastructure and have a clear idea of risks and labilities with CCS."

How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... more to legitimise investors and businesses using finance to create impact. Governments across the globe are creating legislation to grow investment that has measurable social and environmental impact. They are doing this by making it easier for investors ...

Investors considering their options in voting at Westpac AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... shareholders vote against the report, it will trigger a potential spill of the rest of the board. Under two-strikes legislation, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... policy leadership through the Modern Slavery Act, with the first reports due from companies in mid-2020." "Historic legislation on modern slavery recently came into effect in Australia" Colombo said. "The Modern Slavery Act is a real accomplishment and ...

Amundi focuses on green private credit market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... "define and promote environmental guidelines for these three markets in line with international best practice and legislation derived from the European Commission action plan on financing sustainable growth," according to Amundi. "When we look at green ...

T. Rowe Price evaluates sustainability impacts of plastic consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... regulation of plastics use and disposal, in the area of fast moving consumer goods, consumers may be moving faster than legislation and regulation. "The consumers appear to be moving faster than regulators on this," Drew said. "One of the interesting ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives new loan facility, new name

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... New South Wales and Victoria." The Sustainable Melbourne Fund was established in 2002 by the City of Melbourne, and legislation enabling EUAs in the City of Melbourne was first passed in 2010. The City of Melbourne has agreed to divest from fund, and ...

PVStop International designs off switch to shut down PV solar panels in fire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... only ones in the world doing our type of solution. That's one of our big challenges, too. There are no standards or legislation." London Fire Brigade are currently test piloting PVStop International and have used it with success, Foran said. "The first ...

NZ Super to divest from gun manufacture investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... its exclusion policy and portfolio following the announcement of the Government's intention to introduce gun control legislation," said CEO Matt Whineray. As a result of the new exclusion category, the NZ$41 billion NZ Super will divest from investments ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... methodology and assumptions." While the TCFD is not expressly or proscriptively named as a mandatory reporting framework in legislation or regulation, boards should "have regard" to the framework, Barker said. "The only thing that is certain is the statutory ...