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Victorian government announces $10m biodiversity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... investment in the state's biodiversity. Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D'Ambrosio has announced the Nature Fund, which will be used to match biodiversity projects proposed by private or philanthropic groups. "This $10 million ...

CEFC allocates $2m to airlines emissions solution developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... relative to 2005 levels. "Aviation and shipping have a burning fuel problem that's only getting worse. Over millions of years nature has developed solutions to improve efficiency, and now - with the backing of the CEFC - MicroTau will put shark skin ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... also endorsed the approach of seeking board candidates from outside of Australia. "It's challenging because of the nature of the business and that disruption, they're going to have to look far and wide, especially outside the usual areas they ...

New Forests increases California forestry holdings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Nature based real assets and natural capital strategies manager New Forests has purchased approximately 108,000 acres of forestry estate in Northern California. The estate consists of productive mixed conifers, including fir and pine, in the Mount Shasta ...

Rising costs of carbon credit to impact offsetting strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... global companies." The models range from the status quo, based on all current announced plans and commitments through to a "nature-enabled, net zero" scenario with a 1.5 degree ambition and high technology costs and a strong preference for nature-based ...

Nomura, Mitsui announce New Forest acquisition as fund reports on impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Holdings as the real assets and natural capital strategies investment manager positions itself to drive change through nature-based solutions, shared prosperity and the circular bioeconomy. Under the agreement, which is subject to regulatory approval ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... selected as one of a handful of official consultation groups responsible for consideration and uptake of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) in Australia and New Zealand. The RIAA TNFD consultation group will bring together business ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... communications, Australia, RenĂ©e Law. "A couple of those findings that brought that forward was that 14% increase in the proactive nature in which they are managing ESG and sustainability. That's up at 52% of respondents." With 31% of Australian ...

HSBC funds blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Alpa Bhattacharjee. "From an HSBC perspective, we've been very clear in our intention to scale up our investments into nature-based climate solutions," she said. "Part of that, if you want to consider it a blended finance approach, is that there is a ...

HESTA confirms bid for Ramsay Health Care

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... statement did also indicate that the proposal was subject to several conditions and discussions were still preliminary in nature. Following the release, Ramsay Health Care shares rose 24.48%. Last year, Ramsay Health Care became the first Australian ...