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Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Artificial intelligence (AI) is perhaps the most transformative technology since the advent of the internet, poised to herald an unprecedented digital economic revolution. To appear at the precipice of the movement, some are employing deceptive tactics ...

AI poses serious governance risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... companies that are quick to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) systems but slow to grasp the governance risks when the technology fails. Professor Nicholas Davis, a leading academic on emerging technologies from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... regime of the Southeast Asian nation. These include defence-related companies such as Elbit Systems, AviChina Industry & Technology, and Bharat Electronics - companies which allegedly sold weapons and military supplies to the regime after the military ...

Carbon trading roundup: Verra, REDD+, BetaCarbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... framework will be the first global methodology that allows collaborative CCS hubs and shared infrastructure for CCS technology deployment. The consultation will run until April 15, 2024. Human Rights Watch reports carbon credit scheme Cambodia's largest ...

Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Overall, 66% of family businesses consider ESG and sustainability moderately important. Certain industries, such as Technology & Media Communications and Arts & Recreation, display particularly high levels of commitment to sustainable practices, the ...

Climate tech gets funding boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A swathe of climate-related technology firms have received the tick of approval from the federal government's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants scheme. 21 projects involving 91 entities received grants to solve problems ranging from ...

Rest increases impact investment with Cibus fund allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... strategies: mid-market growth/buyout investments in food production and processing businesses and late-stage agrifood technology companies. "Cibus is delighted to partner with Rest, who has shown leadership by channeling capital towards companies who ...

Grok Ventures appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... investments and engage with third party capital partners about how they can support our common goals." Kwong-Law identified technology as a core driver of decarbonisation in terms of value and opportunity, but also where there is a large gap. "Seeding ...

Brookfield reaches first close on second transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... benefits," Teskey said. "New trends are also emerging, such as supplying reliable, clean power to the surging data and technology sector, building entirely new industrial supply chains, and scaling technologies required for industrial decarbonization. ...

Ninety One launches emerging market transition debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reducing carbon emissions where most needed," including investing in credit that provides new clean infrastructure and technology and to high-emitting companies that have potential to meaningfully reduce emissions with a competitive risk-adjusted return. ...