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Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Growing awareness in finance regarding nature conservation and the opportunities related to natural capital is increasingly top of mind for investors. FS Sustainability recently hosted its inaugural event in Sydney supported by ISS ESG, where experts ...

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 ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Arup has become the first engineering consultancy in the Asia Pacific to be awarded the Approved Verifier status for green bonds by the Climate Bonds Standard Board. The Climate Bonds Initiative scheme is a global framework used by borrowers, issuers ...

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 ...

Investors up the ante on company biodiversity risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
A global cohort of 190 institutional investors representing $23.6 trillion in assets under management have sent letters to 100 companies it will engage on nature and biodiversity loss across eight key sectors. Participants in global investor engagement ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Following pressure from industry groups, France has dropped a mandatory "Say on Climate" resolution from its Green Industry bill just months after the rule was adopted in July. Under the resolution, all French listed companies would be mandated to submit ...

UK transition plan taskforce releases final disclosure framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The UK government's Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) has launched a final framework as the UK government considers making transition disclosure mandatory for larger companies. Insurer Aviva, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), asset manager Legal ...

ACCC approves Origin Energy bid on renewable grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has greenlit Brookfield and MidOcean's proposed acquisition of Origin Energy. The ACCC partially based its authorisation on the public benefit of the proposed accelerated roll-out of renewable ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the first in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics While setting a net zero target and implementing strategies to transition from current carbon emissions activities to that long term goal is not quite business ...