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Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... reported by FS Sustainability, the government rolled out a net zero 2030 target for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The policy will initially cover 100 non-corporate Commonwealth entities, with some security exclusions such as the Department of Defence. ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... well as for ESG ratings and benchmarks, to improve accessibility to transparent and comparable data for investors. Further policy recommendations include public support for capital market environments which align subsidies, market incentives, and government ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... - have been criticised by environmental groups for being costly, resource intensive, and energy inefficient. A previous policy research paper conducted by the CCA identified some options as engineered sequestration approaches including bioenergy with ...

Slow progress on human rights in business

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... making swift progress, improving their score by more than five times the average. Companies were ranked on governance and policy commitments, human rights due diligence, grievance mechanisms, sector-specific practises, and how they respond to allegations ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... to promote efforts to find practical, rights-respecting pathways to decarbonization. This will have both technical and policy components. "At the technical level, there is a need to clarify expectations, particularly for market actors, on how modern ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... turkey." Simon Corbell, CEO of the Clean Energy Investor Group said that clean energy investors "strongly welcome this major policy initiative which will unlock significant new investment in new renewable energy generation and storage projects across ...

RIAA creates co-CEO model to replace outgoing O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Certification Program and RIAA cited her government diplomatic experience bringing crucial expertise in government relations, policy making and critical sectors for RIAA. She has previously convened the official Australasian Consultation Group for the ...

Corporate net zero plans at odds with anti-climate lobbying

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Repsol, and Stellantis, are among the 21.5% of companies assessed to be at significant risk of greenwashing due to their policy engagement. The findings come from independent think tank InfluenceMap, which used the UN High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) 'Integrity ...

Investing during a disorderly transition: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... could see how the transition to clean energy has been happening in a very messy way. There has been misalignment among policy, regulatory, investment and consumer signals with a range of negative consequences. These include putting at risk reliability ...

Nature-related risk a potential risk to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... footsteps of the landmark 2016 legal analysis, Legal Opinion on Climate Change and Directors Duties from the Centre for Policy Development and the Future Business Council opinion on company directors' legal obligations to consider the impacts of ...