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Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Concerns regarding potential delays in clean energy project approvals and the impact on sector investment by Nature Positive laws are the result of lobbying from mining groups, according to a finance think tank. Negotiations continue in Canberra over ...

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... decarbonising value chains and building out resilient electricity infrastructure. "Renewed focus is needed to address rising energy demand from end-use sectors such as transportation, industry and buildings, including through energy efficiency. We encourage ...

Green Moves: Aus Ethical, S&P, Zevero, Pangolin

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... be invaluable as we help companies build brilliant sustainability programmes across the region". Meanwhile, Australian energy and carbon management consultancy Pangolin Associates promoted Sarah Diefenbach. As a senior consultant in business development ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... with three more months to go. At their AGMs, Sigma Healthcare, Latin Resources, Syrah Resources, Scentre Group and Karoon Energy were all slapped a first strike while Brainchip Holdings and Dicker Data were handed a second strike. A 'strike' ...

HESTA urges ASX300 to heed investor concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... transition business towards a low-carbon future. The fund will also look at credibility of climate plans, especially from energy, resources and industrial companies, that bring forward investment in new technologies. Interestingly, in March 2023, 75% ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Agrivoltaics are key to solving land use competition between clean energy and agriculture, but researchers warn of massive hurdles. Agrivoltaics, otherwise known as agrisolar, has benefits for horticulture and sheep grazing, including providing shelter ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... needed in net zero technology across the six sectors assessed: agriculture and land; built environment; electricity and energy; industry and waste; transport and resources. Requested by Parliament, the review will inform the Australian Government's Net ...

ESG moves: S&P, UBS AM, Iress, Climate Energy Finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... role of group director of sustainability and social responsibility. Lastly, Nishtha Aggarwal left the think tank Climate Energy Finance to join the public sector. She has joined Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) as a senior associate in sustainability ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Woodside disregards historic investor rejection of its climate plan; the energy giant's US$1.2bn natural gas takeover negates its US$2.35bn carbon capture buy "more than 21 times over". Woodside's US$1.2bn bid for Tellurian and its Driftwood ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... remind us of the importance of portfolio diversification and the benefit of having longer term investment themes, such as energy transition and governance reform, which are less tied to the economic cycle and thus lend stability during extreme market ...