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No charge for carbon target failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... emissions targets may have over-optimistic, and targets and views on missing them are likely to be contextual across industries, countries and stakeholders. Not all ESG ratings providers ignore failed targets. ISS ESG's managing director and senior consultant ...

Coalition's anti-ESG stance sparks investor backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... into their risk management policies as part of sound business practices. Such a mandate could compel banks to finance industries that these funds deliberately avoid, potentially affecting the alignment of investment portfolios with ethical standards. ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... World Economic Forum kicks off. The global consulting firm surveyed 2500 senior executives across 17 countries and nine industries. Seventy percent of Australian executives remain optimistic about the outlook for their business, compared to 54% for the ...

Green aluminium gets $2bn boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... economic opportunities," Centre for Policy Development economic director Toby Phillips said. "Incubating new green metals industries, like green iron and green aluminium, is the single biggest opportunity for the Australian economy. "With our abundant ...

Former AIA executive finds new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... analytics and insights in Australia and New Zealand. In the new role, Tremethick will focus on life and health insurance industries and cover direct and adviser distribution, manufacturers and reinsurers. He has over 25 years of experience in the life ...

Biodiversity loss, climate front of mind for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... the US are the most deforestation-prone countries, with land-use change being the prominent driver of nature loss. Industries like cattle, palm oil, soy, timber, cocoa, coffee, and rubber are the biggest drivers of deforestation, resulting in soil fertility ...

Investors zero in on nature, human rights nexus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... social protection and welfare programmes, and overconsumption reigned in. PRI said capital must be channeled to green industries and jobs, social safety nets for the agricultural sector, just transition incentives, and researching new technologies. The ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... strategy does not apply to these two funds. Future Group partnered with Scientific Beta to build the strategy which avoids industries with high ESG risk and aligns with the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

Investors welcome Future Made in Australia bills

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... minerals needed to manufacture the core inputs of advanced solar and battery equipment. "Significant new export driven industries are available to us if we seize this moment of opportunity that has the potential to create jobs and wealth for all Australians," ...

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... station, achieving both a 6-star Green Star Custom Rating and a Leading Infrastructure Sustainability rating. Primary Industries and Regional Development Award - Australian Agricultural Centre The Australian Agricultural Centre's Astronomical Agriculture ...