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Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... particularly as relates to issues like modern slavery in renewable energy, such as the use of forced and child labour in cobalt mining and state-sponsored forced labour in the production of polysilicon that goes in to PV panels, as highlighted by NSW ...

Only one sector set to meet emissions reduction targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... need for increased investment in scalable solutions and supportive financing. Innovation particularly needs to focus on mining, since supply of essential minerals will need to significantly accelerate in order to meet future demand. Mining in particular ...

ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... to $267 million in 2022. ANZ also reported a combined $52 billion exposure in 2022 to agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining sectors, which are generally highly dependent on biodiversity. "ANZ's peers are significantly reducing their fossil fuel ...

Podcast: Going nuclear with Phillip Hudak

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... talk about how a new push for nuclear power generation might impact on investors, and the ESG considerations in uranium mining is Phillip Hudak, co-Portfolio Manager, Australian Small Companies, at Maple-Brown Abbott. Global energy markets are entering ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... emerging markets such as Korea, China and India," Cockayne said. FLORET estimates that sectors with higher risk include mining, oil and gas extraction, manufacturing and construction. "In some ways this is not surprising," Cockayne said. "Modern slavery ...

Act now on carbon emissions to avoid higher costs later: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Safeguard Mechanism applies to around 215 of Australia's largest industrial facilities, including oil and gas producers, mining and heavy industry. The mechanism sets a 'baseline', or limit, for the direct emissions from each facility, and ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... requires the proactive management of risks... It shifts the burden of responsibility." Cairns said that although large mining and energy players are well prepared for the requirements of this legislation, smaller mining companies, mining services, and ...

Podcast: Alex Banks - she speaks for the trees

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... European and North American interests through shareholdings, and the majority of that funding is going into the forest assets, mining, and farming while the majority of European financing is going into the cattle and sheep sectors. Stepping into the ...

Responsible investment AUM declines but uptake increases: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... investment products underperformed wider benchmarks over the short term because responsible investment products tend to exclude mining, energy and materials sectors, which saw strong performance in 2022. RIAA has published its annual RI Benchmark report ...

New net zero standard for miners

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
While mining companies are essential providers of the materials needed for clean energy technologies, they also face significant transition risks. A new pilot benchmark will provide investors with the necessary metrics to help assess diversified mining ...