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Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Partnership, which will focus on supporting women's economic empowerment during the transition to a low climate global economy. #9 Treasury mandates APRA must consider climate risk in duties June: Treasury released an updated statement of expectations ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the goal creates investment certainty for industry and lays the foundation for the transition to a stronger decarbonised economy. "The Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan... allows us to utilise our abundant sun and wind to allow Queensland to become the ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... zero plan. How are you going to take what you do now to 2050? What will survive of your business model in a zero-carbon economy that has changed immensely? And of course, build the governance structures that will help with delivering the outcomes that ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... transition and the use of carbon offsets. New expectations also seek companies to disclose their exposure to material 'circular economy' risks and opportunities. Diversity: Expectations reflect ACSI's latest gender diversity policy, further articulate ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Secretary Simon Stiell in his closing speech. "Now all governments and businesses need to turn these pledges into real-economy outcomes, without delay." Smart Energy Council international director Richie Merzian said the conference delivered "an outcome ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... living natural resources and land use, biodiversity conservation, sustainable water and wastewater management, circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Sovereign green bonds will also be assessed against the Climate Bond Initiative where ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Partnership, which will focus on supporting women's economic empowerment during the transition to a low climate global economy. COP28: climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage At COP28 leaders are highlighting the need to make climate finance ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... papers identify decarbonisation technologies as the area where capital is most needed if Australia is to transition the economy and become a renewable energy superpower. ASFI is collaborating with expert advisors, Treasury, and regulatory officials ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change. "Signing up to the CETP demonstrates Australia's ambitions to play an active role in building a net zero economy, while aligning our international investments with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Environmental groups welcomed the announcement. ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Partnership, which will focus on supporting women's economic empowerment during the transition to a low climate global economy. Women and the just transition The partnership was announced during Gender Equality Day at COP28. The partnership will ...