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Podcast: 60,000+ years of care for country - Josh Gilbert

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... capital markets in Australia. At the recent Australian Sustainable Finance Institute annual conference, Gilbert, who is also policy officer of Indigenous policy at the University of Technology Sydney Jumbunna Institute, expanded on how land management ...

Research flags need for comprehensive ESG reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
While most companies report on sustainability frameworks, few conduct independent external assurance, according to new research that also calls for mandatory reporting that goes beyond climate. Researchers at the Deakin Integrated Reporting Centre (DIRC) ...

Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the report. "All the elements of what needs to happen is embedded in that or attendant to that. There is also government policy through the proposed transition pathways for the six key sectors. That's absolutely essential and tangential to the financial ...

How to spot a credible transition plan: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... across multiple scenarios. This includes the physical risks (eg. changing weather) and transitional risks (eg. government policy changes, technology shifts, financial markets, and consumer behaviour). Mandatory reporting will require consideration of ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... reported by FS Sustainability, the government rolled out a net zero 2030 target for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The policy will initially cover 100 non-corporate Commonwealth entities, with some security exclusions such as the Department of Defence. ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... well as for ESG ratings and benchmarks, to improve accessibility to transparent and comparable data for investors. Further policy recommendations include public support for capital market environments which align subsidies, market incentives, and government ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... - have been criticised by environmental groups for being costly, resource intensive, and energy inefficient. A previous policy research paper conducted by the CCA identified some options as engineered sequestration approaches including bioenergy with ...

Slow progress on human rights in business

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... making swift progress, improving their score by more than five times the average. Companies were ranked on governance and policy commitments, human rights due diligence, grievance mechanisms, sector-specific practises, and how they respond to allegations ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... to promote efforts to find practical, rights-respecting pathways to decarbonization. This will have both technical and policy components. "At the technical level, there is a need to clarify expectations, particularly for market actors, on how modern ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... turkey." Simon Corbell, CEO of the Clean Energy Investor Group said that clean energy investors "strongly welcome this major policy initiative which will unlock significant new investment in new renewable energy generation and storage projects across ...