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ASIC takes Vanguard to court over further greenwashing claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Adjusted Index and "Vanguard claimed the index excluded issuers with significant business activities in a range of industries, including those involving fossil fuels. "However, ASIC alleges that ESG research was not conducted over a significant proportion ...

Biodiversity in 2023 and beyond - what should Australian businesses expect?

LOUISE CAMENZULI, PHOEBE WYNN-POPE, JULIA GREEN, KATE GILL-HERDMAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... should expect in 2023, how they can prepare and why these developments in biodiversity will impact a broad range of industries.

Schneider: Digitalisation key to dodging energy shocks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... One in four businesses (27%) are concerned about the power grid resilience - a 3% increase from the previous year. Industries are actively discussing and implementing strategies to invest in energy efficiency (70%), adopt renewable energy solutions on ...

Seismic shift expected in global energy mix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... much faster than many have anticipated. As such, we expect to see seismic shift from fossil fuel-based to renewable industries in the next decade." Chamberlayne noted "renewable energy companies are only one aspect of achieving a low carbon economy," ...

Bowen announces sectoral net zero strategy approaches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Energy Chris Bowen has announced that government will develop sector-specific decarbonization plans for key Australian industries to further the government's net zero ambitions. Bowen announced that federal cabinet will develop plans specific to ...

Offshore windfarms offer co-benefits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... European lobster are a commercially important species. This suggests economic opportunities for co-located fishery industries may develop from future windfarm construction. The fishing industry is under threat of collapse from poor stock management destruction ...

Climate transition not one-size-fits-all

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... and community-centric, strengthening resilience and adaptability rather than focusing solely on replacing fossil fuel industries with renewable energy industries. It proposes a framework to measure adaptive capacity - readiness for change - and examines ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... out the earnings year on year." Many of the 100 random companies selected were in the manufacturing and construction industries, reflecting the nature of listed companies in China. Wu noted that Chinese ESG firms did score lower on ESG than in other ...

Rest bolsters impact portfolio with private equity investment

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... benefits is a key element of our approach to responsible investment." ARCHIMED invests exclusively in the healthcare industries, with a focus on enhancing sustainable development and improving global health and economic conditions. However, the private ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Bill 2023 and Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 before closing date on 1 June from a range of industries including finance, medicine legal, property and energy as well as conservation and climate-focused NGOs. The Nature Repair ...