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ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
More than three-quarters of active managers have hired new ESG personnel in the last year, according to global research. Employment trends are reflecting a growing interest in sustainable investing as the global economy ramps up net zero emissions and ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Despite being voted down by the Australian public, the First Nations Voice to Parliament saw support from the private sector which viewed the federal advisory body as the next step for reconciliation. As the dust settles, experts say finance has an ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
A $300,000 grant program backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes will seek to pair socially responsible entities with rural communities that are on the frontlines of climate change. Developed by the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), the grant ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Robust and credible sustainability metrics data that runs from the farm gate to the kitchen table is part of a push to signal Australia's agricultural industry as attractive to investors. A growing population and our proximity to Asia makes agriculture ...

Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Connecting how the finance sector can connect with innovations in biodiversity, natural capital and work being done on the ground in sectors like the agricultural industry is the next stage in driving real world impacts in protecting the natural world. ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's largest listed companies lag US counterparts when it comes to governance and disclosure of political spending, according to research from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). ACCR analysed ASX50 companies on how well ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Frasers Property Group and Scentre Group have ranked among the top real estate firms in the world in the biggest year to date for the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assessment. This year GRESB Real Estate Assessment participation ...

CEFC allocates $100m to NSW infrastructure roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $100 million to deliver clean energy projects in New South Wales through the Rewiring the Nation Fund (RTN). The investment allocation will support the construction of renewable generation, long ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Minister of Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen delivered a pessimistic outlook on containing global warming at 1.5C as Australia heads into a "long hot summer". However, Bowen maintains optimism on the state of Australia's renewable rollout amid ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The Federal Court has dismissed a challenge to two coal mine developments, establishing a precedent that the federal government can disregard the climate risks posed by such fossil fuel projects when deciding whether to approve them. In Environment ...