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Offshore windfarms offer co-benefits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... development can harm the marine environment through electromagnetic fields and underwater noise generated as part of construction and operation, but the use of hard substrate called "scour protection" could lessen the potentially harmful effects of offshore ...

Charter Hall sets records for sustainable office portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Green Building Council of Australia, Green Star is a rating tool for buildings, fitouts and community design and construction that rewards projects which achieve best practice or above sustainability outcomes. The Green Star rating classifies Charter ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... to level 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 ...

CSIRO to build Australia-first mobile hydrogen generator

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... hydrogen industry will support approximately 16,000 jobs by 2050, with an additional 13,000 positions arising from the construction of renewable energy infrastructure. Australian hydrogen production, both for export and domestic use, has the potential ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... way or the other," Obokata said. "The sectors at risk of labour exploitation include agriculture, food processing construction, cleaning, hospitality and food service." Obokata noted that his comments come as the government is preparing to release a ...

Holcim NZ launches low-carbon cement facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... urbanisation and the climate challenge. We are determined to play our part to accelerate low-carbon and circular construction in Aotearoa New Zealand, to build a net zero future by 2050." Kevin Larcombe, executive general manager of Holcim NZ said that ...

NHFIC to finance Build-to-Rent-to-Buy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... by the housing affordability crisis. The development will include a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom dwellings. Construction is scheduled to commence in December 2023, subject to approval. "This innovative program is testament to the great work that ...

Super funds ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... clearly evolved from simplistic divestment strategies, to a mix of divestment, engagement and positive portfolio construction. And this should be overlaid with how the Safeguard Mechanism works, ASIC's greenwashing crackdown and other enhanced ESG ...

CEFC invests $75m in Queensland recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) is committing almost three quarters of its Australian Recycling Investment Fund to develop a flagship construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility in Queensland. The $75 million CEFC investment is the single largest to be made ...

Quinbrook acquires US biofuel producer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... to a recent deal with dairy products manufacturer Danone as one example. The company currently has one project in construction, two starting construction later this year and additional growth projected from existing and new customers. While PurposeEnergy ...