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Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... industries may face reputational and legal risk, as a new report warns 16,400 people are trapped in modern slavery in NSW. Agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional areas, as well as labour hire companies, are prime offenders ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... perform ongoing due diligence, and publicly report progress annually. Industries most destructive to nature include agriculture, infrastructure, and resource extraction -notably, palm oil, soya, cattle, and paper. In August, Woolworths' announced ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Agrivoltaics are key to solving land use competition between clean energy and agriculture, but researchers warn of massive hurdles. Agrivoltaics, otherwise known as agrisolar, has benefits for horticulture and sheep grazing, including providing shelter ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... brakes on runaway climate change. Further investment is needed in net zero technology across the six sectors assessed: agriculture and land; built environment; electricity and energy; industry and waste; transport and resources. Requested by Parliament ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... believe it is important to enable more carbon projects that partner with farmers and local communities to integrate agriculture with nature repair," he said. Qantas' chief sustainability officer Andrew Parker shared a similar view. The airline has ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... natural capital will only increase in the coming years. Many aspects of our ecosystem such as forestry, water and agriculture are closely linked to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require natural capital ...

Australian Ethical scores gold, others fall off charts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... to alternative energy, energy efficiency, sustainable water, green building, pollution prevention and sustainable agriculture. Similarly, both Future Focus options are comparable to UniSuper's GEO option but more diversified across asset classes ...

IFM, ASX-listed firms bet on renewable fuels

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... in Queensland and Australia - creating benefits in energy security, supporting regional development and stimulating agriculture and manufacturing industries."

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... forefront of the megatrend shifts now and into the future, such as education and human capital development, food and agriculture, healthcare and water, and the environment and clean energy," Lill said. "We believe these megatrends will present investment ...

RIAA warns against carbon capture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... CCS in the Great Artesian Basin could compromise the underground water resource that is vital for biodiversity and agriculture across a large area of the continent: most of Queensland, the south-east corner of the Northern Territory, northern NSW and ...