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VC initiative to catalyse AgTech for climate solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... models around microclimate and whether farm by farm, rather than weather on a 500km basis, going all the way through to the waste streams that occur in a drought and looking at drought resistant crops and genetics in animals. "A lot of the research in ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... for pathways towards net zero. It identifies emissions reduction opportunities in the electricity, transport, building, waste, and agriculture sectors. Importantly, the plan outlines steps for decarbonisation of mining in the Pilbara through common-use ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The much-anticipated fourth draft of the Global Stocktake (GST) text, updated on Monday, does not give a clear pathway or strong ambition on fossil fuel phaseout and energy sector decarbonisation. The GST is the first five-yearly checkpoint on the efforts ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Canberra has released the framework for how it will identify, manage, issue and report on sovereign green bonds. The government's green bond program will select assets based on one or more of the government's three green goals - climate change ...

La Trobe University inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... electric vehicles; Green Building Council of Australia's Green Star Communities certification including employment, water and waste initiatives; and gender equity initiatives involving improving gender equity, diversity and inclusion in Science, Technology ...

Nature-related risk a potential risk to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Some areas of nature-related risk are regulated under environmental laws like air and water pollution, deforestation and waste disposal, thus giving companies a basis for already-existing data and analysis, nature-related dependency and impact analysis ...

Clean tech bags big bucks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... software provider CoolSan: Developers of a product which keeps food fresher for longer Medsalv: Aims to eliminate healthcare waste by creating safe, reusable medical devices Roger Sharp, Bupa APAC chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer commented ...

Impact investing as greenwashing antidote: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... said. "You can find indirect impacts of companies where companies are impacting less on biodiversity in oceans. Take plastic waste, or example - we're invested in two companies that reduce plastic waste - TOMRA, which recycles reverse vending machines ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... (APLMA)'s Green Loan Principles and CBI standards. Eligible asset categories include renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management, clean transportation and sustainable water management. The GDIF facility is supported by Commonwealth Bank ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... (including resource exploitation and soil health), pollution (including water and air quality, hazardous substances, and plastic waste), climate change (Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions), and invasive alien species. It will also assess sustainability strategy ...