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New fossil fuel exploration acreage released

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Victoria, Tasmania and the Ashmore and Cartier Islands are up for bidding from December to 3 March 2022. Minister for resources, water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt announced the release of the new acreage for mining oil and gas exploration at the ...

DON Smallgoods site to house bioenergy plant development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... received backing from the Victorian State Government and Federal Government, as well as Mt Alexander Shire Council, Coliban Water, DON Smallgoods and the McKinnon Family Foundation. In total, required funding for the planned facility is in the region ...

HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... the bond, apply that method to value the benefits derived from the activities, identify the beneficiaries - it could be a water utility, it could be a company in the tourism sector, it could be government, it could be homeowners, and then it will find ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... their investments were renewable energy and energy efficiency, sustainable land and agricultural management, and sustainable water. The top three issues users searched for to avoid in their investments were fossil fuels, human rights abuses and armaments. ...

Property fund inks multi-billion dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... to 2025. In environmental KPIs, the loans will be linked to achievements in emissions reduction, renewable energy usage, water conservation and reuse, waste reduction and other resource efficiency, while social will be tied to diversity and inclusion ...

Steep rise in demand for ESG wealth management products: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... EY found that with climate change and carbon emissions (47%), better worker welfare and human rights (29%), and air and water pollution (24%) the top three ESG issues with Australians. Nearly 80% of wealth clients globally reported having goals related ...

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... work will be ready by the end of the year." BNP Paribas Asset Management is also evaluating its investments for exposure to water and deforestation risk, and has calculated that their water footprint as 25,000 cubic metres of water used per million euros ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... with management teams on climate issues and continue to undertake research on a range of climate-related topics such as water and resource efficiency," Arnold noted. "We have also developed a range of bespoke strategies designed to help our clients incorporate ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... lower reservoirs for the PHES to minimise construction time and costs. ARENA said that during peak power demand periods, water will be released from the upper to the lower reservoir, passing through reversible turbines. During off peak periods and when ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... constraints, and when we talk about resource constraints, we talk about all resources, air land, minerals, biodiversity, water," Chamberlayne said. "In terms of social, we're looking at growing populations and aging demographics." This leads Chamberlayne ...