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Podcast: Responsible AI use in corporates with Jessica Cairns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Greener Way is Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability. Alongside Australia's national science agency CSIRO, Alphinity earlier this year released 'Intersection of Responsible AI and ESG: A Framework for Investors Report' ...

Investors "not interested" in nuclear

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian dwelling that doesn't already have one. That's according to analysis from the Australian Conservation Foundation. CSIRO's GenCost report ranks nuclear power as the most expensive option - double the cost of renewables. They're not the only ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Defying the global increase of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel, Australia has slashed its emissions year-on-year, a trend likely to continue. A research report 'The Global Carbon Budget' released this week in time for COP29 found the ...

DEI peak body firms up leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Gloster replaces Ming Long as chair, as she has moved to the the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency. Gloster is a diversity advocate, a sought-after keynote speaker, commentator ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... national 'recycled content first' policy, and sector-based circular economy targets. There is also a new report out from CSIRO on developing circular economy standards for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation region. Canberra is setting up Environment ...

New framework for investors to navigate AI released

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Alphinity Investment Management (Alphinity) and CSIRO have released a responsible AI (RAI) framework and actionable toolkit to help investors navigate the accelerating AI opportunity. The Intersection of Responsible AI and ESG: A Framework for Investors ...

AI trumps climate as chief risk factor: economists

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... the electricity network for example, he cited a figure of between $15 to $30 trillion. According to 2022 estimates from CSIRO, it would cost Australia $500 billion to convert to renewables. "As an investor, this also provides opportunities," Parker said. ...

Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... overcoming linguistic and conceptual barriers, and assessing risks qualitatively. According to Anthony O'Grady, researcher at CSIRO, there are challenges with recognising nature as an asset class, especially when companies do not have direct interaction ...

Warakirri launches Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... designed to maximise biodiversity value. Food production is responsible for approximately 26% of global GHG emissions. But the CSIRO estimate the Australian cropping industry represents less than 2% of Australia greenhouse gas emissions or 13% of Australian ...

ZEN Energy recruits new senior exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Renewable energy retailer ZEN Energy has appointed a new chief financial officer. Phillipa Chen joins ZEN from Macquarie Group where she was a Director of Macquarie Asset Management. "Phillipa brings deep industry and capital market experience to ZEN's ...