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New Forests invests in Thai peat forest

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
New Forests has invested in a 70,000-hectare block of peat swamp forest in Thailand as the first investment in its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2). New Forest's investment in the Kuan Kreng Landscape (KKL) in Thailand holds the country's ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... hydro-powered." Dragicevich noted that Capral is one of six aluminium extruding businesses and constitutes around 40% of total local production. Recycled aluminium makes up around 20% of local extrusion, he said. "By far the biggest investment decisions ...

Final text of EU ESG laws released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... providers and will have the power to require information disclosure and investigate breaches. A maximum fine is set at 10% of total annual net turnover. The Council of the European Union published the final compromise text of the proposed Regulation ...

China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... emissions, biodiversity, circular economy, governance strategies, and climate plans related to adaptation, transition planning, total GHG emissions, and emissions-reduction measures, and carbon neutrality. "This compulsory guideline has been anticipated ...

Amazon's Queensland operations to run off solar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Global giant Amazon and an independent power producer have announced the commercial operation of a new 125-megawatt renewable energy project that will power Amazon operations, including data centres and fulfilment centres. This comes as Premier Steven ...

Rest selects Dasseti for ESG due diligence digitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... asset class and brings Rest closer in line with its target of achieving a 1% allocation to impact investments across its total portfolio by 2026. ESG due diligence is increasingly seen as an essential part of sustainable investment due to concerns over ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... asset class and brings Rest closer in line with its target of achieving a 1% allocation to impact investments across its total portfolio by 2026, said Rest head of responsible investment and sustainability Leilani Weier. "As a super fund representing ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... gas, and nuclear services opportunities. "All investments are managed to science-based sector pathways for net zero and the total impact of BGTF I, measured in avoided emissions, is on track to exceed the combined annual emissions of New York City, London ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... the first half of 2023, followed by China (17), Germany (12), India (12), and Brazil (11) ahead of Australia (10) in the total number of climate policies announced by respective governments. Additionally, the European Union put out a total of 32 new ...

Closing Loopholes legislation

ALICIA MATAERE  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... prepare for the proposed changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Fair Work Act) this paper highlights the key amendments (from a total of over 80 proposed changes), which will likely have the greatest impact. The key changes are: Small business redundancy ...