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Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... manufacturers, and firms supplying efficient electrical and cooling equipment, and handling new data centre permits and planning. US-China trade relationship fuels concerns According to Capgemini, 70% of executives are concerned about trade disputes ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... immediate tariffs. Rather, the memo directed federal agencies to study trade policies and evaluate the trade relationships with China, Canada and Mexico." RaboResearch Australia and New Zealand general manager Stefan Vogel said the impacts of geopolitics ...

China plays long game on battery disruption

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... the International Energy Agency (IEA), lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries accounted for two-thirds of all EV sales in China last year. However, nickel, lithium and cobalt collapsed in 2023, with massive oversupply set against the backdrop of an expanding ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... alignment between ESG strategy and executive incentives," said Ganu. WTW looked at the top 50 listed firms in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Biodiversity loss, climate front of mind for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... undertaking impact assessments to help investors understand how their portfolios affect forests. Brazil, Indonesia, Congo, China, and the US are the most deforestation-prone countries, with land-use change being the prominent driver of nature loss. Industries ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... increase AI-related ethical risks globally. "Despite greater divergence and competing interests between the EU, the US, and China in areas as diverse as ESG regulations, decarbonisation goals, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence, the direction ...

Climate changes how investors get paid

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... dividends to repurchasing shares - particularly in Australia. New research from the University of Queensland (UQ) finds the US, China, and the Philippines are also most effected by the new trend. UQ academic Lin Mi, alongside colleagues at Monash University ...

Green investors face short-term bumps

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Sustainability trends will stay the path despite short-term challenges, according to the latest prediction from an international sustainable asset manager. Robeco's outlook on sustainable investing finds ongoing global economic headwinds have caused ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia is making inroads, it is the 14 th largest carbon emitter in the world. The spotlight is on the top emitters - China, the US, India and the European Union collectively account for 60% of total carbon emissions each year. At this rate, the Global ...

Australia's chance to step up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... policy won't sway Australia's bilateral relationships with major trading partners like South Korea, Japan, Europe and China. However, financiers are seeing challenges with price, power purchase agreements (PPA), and long-term energy storage. ...