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Does Canberra's agenda align with sustainable investment?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... noted that the government also added an additional $3 billion to the National Reconstruction Fund to support new-energy industries, plus $1.1 billion to go towards green skills and a "revamp of their Safeguard Mechanism - the pollution threshold that ...

Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... already funding the transition to a cleaner future. Now, by releasing sector targets for 2030 in emissions-intensive industries, we're setting clear markers and will help our customers transition." Westpac announced that a new emissions intensity ...

Kilter Rural discloses state of natural capital in $68m agri fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... cover remaining. This region is currently in transition to a "more diverse range of land uses, with a broader range of industries and operations," according to the Kilter Rural ESG report on KAFF. "Recognising that natural capital underpins long term ...

Brookfield raises US$15 billion for global transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... scaling clean energy generation, to transforming traditional utilities and to providing sustainable solutions for heavy industries like steel and cement." While the fund is now closed to institutional investors, it remains open to a limited number of ...

High modern slavery risk to ASX 300: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... healthcare, there was unprecedented demand for PPE, which led to worsening conditions for migrant workers in manufacturing industries," she said. "There was incredible pressure to keep prices low and increase turnover. Some workers found their production ...

CEFC allocates $2m to airlines emissions solution developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... scalable solution that can be retrofitted to existing transport to help minimise the carbon footprint of major transport industries." The CEFC noted that fuel represents one of the largest cost components in airline operations: before the Covid-19 pandemic ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... especially outside the usual areas they look for to find the right directors," Woods noted. "Whether that's different industries, overseas to find people who have had to deal with that, looking at disruptors who have had experience on being disruptors ...

Moving to cloud brings financial and sustainability dividend: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... The report, informed by a survey of nearly 500 businesses across Australia and New Zealand operating in a range of industries, also finds that only 7% of Australian businesses have fully transitioned to cloud, while 97% of businesses that do use cloud ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... growth in the worldwide green bond market, the universe is increasingly well diversified across regions, sectors and industries and now makes for a credible alternative to the conventional bond universe," said portfolio manager Johann Ple. "We expect ...

Alcoa alumina refining project receives ARENA funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... government is proud to support these projects in their efforts to decarbonise existing industry and develop new low carbon industries," said WA environment minister Reece Whitby. "These seven projects will not only reduce carbon emissions and create ...