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Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... said. "We cannot stay stagnant because that won't work and the transition will look different for every industry - cattle versus cement versus agriculture. Everyone needs a different approach, and not just one blanket transition that can be applied." ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... their 2020 update, the Framework noted that there has been a reduction of CO2 emissions of 56.7% since 2005, an increase in cattle properties covered by a documented biosecurity plan from 25% to 90%, 99.9% compliance with Australian standards for chemical ...

Australia on global list for deforestation hotspots: WWF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... as the koala and the greater glider. The report noted that in eastern Australia, "by far the most significant driver is cattle ranching, with other forms of large-scale agriculture declining slightly. Fires are increasing and were particularly devastating ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... national deforestation in 2016 to grazing." The Wilderness Society noted that Australia is among the world's largest beef cattle producers. The national beef cattle herd in 2017 was around 26 million head - with 55% of all agricultural farms in Australia ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... project will deliver a one third increase in Tasmania's wind capacity. It is a 112 MW project located on a 1,200 hectare cattle farm on Tasmania's west coast. Construction is under way and, once operational, the $280 million development is expected to ...

NAB raises $500m for first ever gender equality social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... activities involve alcohol, gambling, tobacco, military weapons, predatory lending, fossil fuels, palm oil, transport of live cattle or whaling, said Steve Lambert executive general manager of capital financing. "We've done two environmental bonds- about ...

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... slaughter and supply chain treatment has been through testing times in recent years. One example was the banning of live cattle exports to Indonesia for a period in 2011. Serious documented animal mistreatment was a low-point for the industry. The move ...

Red Meat Advisory Council developing sustainability framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... it's become a way of thinking that there is a better way to do ground over management." Bondfield is a Queensland based cattle producer and seedstock operator with a background in law and project management, and she said that sustainability issues impact ...

Australian grain industry poised for export gains: ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Australian grain sector could be bolstered by two drivers - drought conditions reducing the ability to support grass-fed cattle, and a dramatic increase in people in Asia shifting their diets towards red meat and dairy. Whitehead noted that drought comes ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... annual global forests report. According to CDP, demand for four agricultural commodities drives global deforestation - cattle products, palm oil, timber products and soy. These commodities appear in supply chains in companies across sectors, and CDP ...