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Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... biodiversity loss in Australia and may not even be aware of the risk when funding Australia's primary industries. New research from EY commissioned by The Wilderness Society found that deforestation and nature loss in Australia is predominantly being ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... its four focus areas including Equal Digital Access, STEM Education, Biodiversity and Conservation, and Innovation and Research and Development. The company first introduced its plans to invest margin incentives into social impact initiatives as part ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... systems and there is little concrete evidence globally of how organisations are practically mitigating Al-related risks. Research from the University of Technology Sydney's Human Technology Institute finds an absence of AI-focused corporate governance ...

ARENA backs hydrogen electrolyser startup

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Agency (ARENA) will allocate nearly $21 million to a hydrogen elctrolyser technology startup that was spun out of ARENA research. The Wollongong-based Hysata will develop and test a 5 MW unit at their new manufacturing facility in Port Kembla. The electrolyser ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... (TCFD) framework, "not all net zero commitments are equal" and significant Scope 3 emissions disclosure gaps remain. New research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Promises, pathways & performance: Climate disclosures in the ...

Climate: debt rise, credit falls for 59 nations as early as 2030

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The global financial system will see progressive deterioration of sovereign credit ratings in 59 countries due to climate-related factors, resulting in a substantial rise in both corporate and sovereign debt by tens of billions of dollars from 2030. ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... business activities in a range of industries, including those involving fossil fuels. "However, ASIC alleges that ESG research was not conducted over a significant proportion of issuers of bonds in the Index and therefore the fund." As February 2021 ...

S&P Global drops ESG letter ratings from credit reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... credit factors" rather than alphanumeric ESG scores. The announcement does not affect their ESG principles criteria or research material to rating analysis, or the company's ESG principles criteria. "This update does not affect our ESG principles criteria ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian economy would help Australia achieve its emissions reductions goals, and also provide economic benefits. New research to be published in September's issue of the Journal of Cleaner Production finds economic growth can be encouraged by following ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... business activities in a range of industries, including those involving fossil fuels. "However, ASIC alleges that ESG research was not conducted over a significant proportion of issuers of bonds in the Index and therefore the fund," ASIC said. As of ...