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Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... non-governmental organisations and trade unions spoke with The Sustainability Report regarding their concerns for employees in industries including apparel, agriculture, cleaning and security, both here in Australia and internationally. In the immediate ...

Financial services industry addressing leadership in uncertain times: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The investment, banking and insurance industries are in a position to lead the responses to a range of broad challenges, including climate change and COVID-19. Kirstin Hunter, managing director, Future Super The Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Sustainable Australia Fund on COVID-19 impacts, upgrade finance outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... years, meaning most projects can be cashflow positive from day one, Bocskay said. "Our message is that EUAs can help industries out there increase their profitability, through de-risking their business to future input costs," Bocskay said. "We are counter-cyclical ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... zero carbon emissions." The challenges entail shifting beyond historical sectors and ensuring a just transition for industries that will be negatively impacted in the shift to a net zero emissions economy. "Some of the challenges are probably more in ...

Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... fossil fuels." Whilst immediate responses focus on providing income support, stimulus should also support clean energy industries, Lashof said. "There are large and growing number of people who are involved in installing solar arrays, wind farms, etc. ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... of public and private investment away from high-emitting activities towards existing, emerging and new low-emissions industries," according to Prospering in a Low Emissions World: an updated climate policy toolkit for Australia. "Australia's large and ...

Emerging markets present opportunities for impact investing: 57 Stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... a recession, and again, there will be different levels and different severities and different cases, some of these industries will be less affected than, for instance, bars and restaurants in downtown Manhattan." The particular focus on areas like healthcare ...

Teachers Mutual Bank's certified responsible products hit $1.17 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... that our members have the peace of mind and knowledge that their investment or loan is not being used to fund harmful industries such as fossil fuels, tobacco or armaments. "We know that our existing members value this enormously, and that it is of great ...

Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... part of the solution with these sorts of aggressive targets," Hodgson said. "If you look at very hard to decarbonise industries like the cement and steel industries, CCS and if possible utilisation, but certainly storage, will continue to be a major ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... are acting to transition towards a zero-carbon future. "We are not finding ourselves divesting from whole sectors or industries," McDonald said. "If we look at the world in this way, that we're not going to decarbonise the portfolio by using point-in-time ...