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South32 negotiates US$1.4 billion sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... the company said. The diversified mining and metals company produces bauxite, alumina, aluminium, energy and metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc in Australia, Southern Africa and South America. The SLL is linked to the company's ...

From the courtroom to the boardroom: climate change risks and remedies

LOUISE CAMENZULI, JULIA GREEN, SANDY MAK  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
2021 will be seen as the year where international, environmental and market forces coalesced to bring climate change into sharp focus in Australian courtrooms and boardrooms. With the UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) and UN Climate ...

Emerging HNW seek ESG, ethical investments: Praemium

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... categories: pornography, gaming, animal testing, armaments, alcohol, tobacco, and three categories in fossil fuels- thermal coal, oil sands, and oil and gas. These screens feed into Praemium's existing capabilities that permit customisation of portfolios. ...

Vestas Wind Systems call for federal support for energy grid transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... energy with gas as a back-up and 90% renewable energy with gas as a back-up. The report looks at three scenarios - "keep coal", where retired coal-fired generators are replaced 'like for like' by equivalent-capacity, new coal-fired power stations ...

Strong return for ESG funds, but oil ETF shines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... we've seen enormous public investment in fossil fuels such as the gas-led recovery," Fradley said. "The transition from coal doesn't mean we're transitioning away from fossil fuels." However, Fradley said that short term returns versus long ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... is fair and supports workers. Particularly momentous was the strongest commitment yet to end the extraction and burning of coal for energy. Significantly, 190 countries signed on to the pledge to end all investment in coal power and phase out coal energy ...

AI-based trading platform to integrate ESG data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... that climate change factors are really playing in," he said. "Obviously, in Australia, there is a big movement away from coal. You can see that in big institutions and you can see that in super fund members who are speaking to super funds to ask questions ...

Investors, business criticise WA cultural heritage bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors and business groups have raised concerns that proposed legislation in Western Australia is insufficient to prevent future tragedies such as the destruction of Juukan Gorge from happening. The WA Aboriginal Cultural Heritage ...

Australian government "faffing about" on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... David Scaysbrook. As COP26 came to a close on the weekend with a declaration to "phase down" but not phase-out global use of coal, Scaysbrook said he never expected the UN Climate Summit to provide "directional guidance" in terms of future investment ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua cooperation included specific mentions on enhanced methane emission control and phase down of coal. "The US-China " Glasgow Declaration " is an emphatic rebuttal of the notion Glasgow will mark a departure from targets ...