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Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... divestment may actually exacerbate labour exploitation. What I would like to ask then, please, is that you the investment community engage with these companies so that they implement human rights due diligence effectively, including the provision of ...

Labor's five step plan for biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Plibersek emphasised. "This is not just good for business," she said. "It's actually necessary for the business community to get on board with this.... Environmental responsibility is a necessary precondition for businesses today, for attracting ...

Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... local governments, existing regional bodies, unions, industry, investors, First Nations groups and other members of the community. The government also announced the creation of a $400 million Industrial Transformation Stream from the $1.9 billion Powering ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Group on the for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) called on the finance community to look overseas to Europe for proof of concept. The first milestones towards a circular economy was achieved in 2021 following ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... part, investors need to maintain conviction, understand the dynamics and investment opportunities in the region through community engagement and solid data analysis, and own the process of going to government and asking for what is needed, McKay added. ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
A prominent Australian First Nations academic has called on Australia's business community and financial services industry to signal their support for the Voice referendum to be held between October and December 2023. In a discussion held at the ...

NHFIC to finance Build-to-Rent-to-Buy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... dwellings for women facing rental stress or at risk of homelessness. In a joint venture with the ACT Government and Community Housing Canberra Ltd (CHC), the NHFIC will provide up to $7.14 million in concessional loans from the National Housing Infrastructure ...

New nature-based team for AECOM ANZ

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... for resilience and disaster risk reduction, ecological restoration and enhancement to deliver ecosystem services and community benefits, and the use of digital solutions to enhance the understanding, assessment, and communication of the value of the ...

$500bn investment needed to decarbonise NEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... "Those two steps alone would send a strong signal to investors and there would be a strong response from the investment community as a result." The CEIG report said "decarbonisation of the electricity sector creates the biggest opportunity to drive economy-wide ...

Karoon Energy aims for net zero 2035 target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... have set key criteria around that. One of these is that they must be both [Verified Carbon Standard] VCS and [Climate, Community and Biodiversity] CCB certified." Layering on to that, Karoon focuses on finding co-benefits through focusing on projects ...