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Podcast: Driving net zero in infrastructure - Niall Mills

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
In this episode brought to you by Igneo Infrastructure Partners, part of First Sentier Investors, we're talking poles, wires and utilities - the infrastructure sector. Infrastructure is one of those asset classes that is heavily exposed to the risks ...

AI trumps climate as chief risk factor: economists

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... artificial intelligence were now ranked as the most severe risks. "Once you took inflation out of the picture, we were seeing green, everything was around climate and environment risk," Hutley said. "That has changed significantly - and everywhere." ...

Climate tech gets funding boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... electricity and transmission infrastructure compared to hydrogen produced via water electrolysis using renewable power - known as "green" hydrogen.

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... products as not just risk mitigation but business opportunity - it produces two lower-carbon aluminium solutions, LocAl Green and Super Green, which emit 8kg CO2e/kg Al and 4kg CO2e/kg Al, respectively. This is a reduction in kilograms of CO2 emitted ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... assures environmental objectives of use of proceeds and signifies alignment with global best practice standards. The country's Green Transformation (GX) policy aims to fund advanced sustainable technologies to transform industrial sectors, support national ...

Final text of EU ESG laws released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The European Union has published the final text on the transparency and integrity of environmental, social and governance rating activities. It requires alignment for entities outside of the EU that trade on the EU market. The regulations hope to increase ...

Amazon's Queensland operations to run off solar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Global giant Amazon and an independent power producer have announced the commercial operation of a new 125-megawatt renewable energy project that will power Amazon operations, including data centres and fulfilment centres. This comes as Premier Steven ...

Stewart Investors joins Responsible Minerals initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... scale the network to support the investor community and its role in driving responsible minerals supply chains and a just green energy transition." This collaboration with the RMI Investor Network follows Stewart Investors' long-term commitment to promoting ...

Rest selects Dasseti for ESG due diligence digitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Rest Super has selected software provider Dasseti Collect to digitise and streamline ESG due diligence as well as wider operational functions. Rest will use Dasseti for both ESG due diligence and operational due diligence across its portfolio. Rest ...

Queensland to boost clean economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
The Sunshine State has introduced a new law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, roll-out renewable energy and cut pollution. Premier Steven Miles introduced the Clean Economy Jobs Bill 2024 with a target of 75% below 2005 levels by 2035. The state's ...