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Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... us to utilise our abundant sun and wind to allow Queensland to become the natural home for more heavy, low emissions industries," Dick said. "As Australia's most carbon-intensive economy, Queensland has a vital role to play in reducing emissions, and ...

Podcast: New sex harassment laws - Anna Cody

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... investors, with potential spillover impacts extending beyond an individual company to jeopardise the reputation of entire industries. Fidelity International has coined the term "culture-based financial risks" to encapsulate the ways in which culture ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... wasn't just fleet uptake by the government, but other incentives such as putting in charging stations, supporting other industries and ebike libraries as well." When it comes to the future procurement policy, Hutley pointed to the commonwealth government's ...

Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... hemisphere. Quinbrook develops solar energy and storage, energy efficient data centres, renewables for energy intensive industries, and grid support infrastructure for distributed energy. Rest chief investment officer Andrew Lill said sustainable digitisation ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... supply-chains. "The transition away from coal is a global reality, and in a time of change, we need to build new sustainable industries," he said. "This level of investment in renewable energy infrastructure will mean local workers will have more opportunities ...

Workplace conduct a financial risk: Fidelity International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... investors, with potential spillover impacts extending beyond an individual company to jeopardise the reputation of entire industries, according to new research from Fidelity International. Fidelity International has coined the term "culture-based financial ...

Clean tech bags big bucks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Chief technology officer Mahesh Venkataraman said the tech "has the potential to abate emissions in carbon-intensive industries and has been recognised by Woodside for our progress in achieving technical milestones. We have now successfully completed ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... crisis. Over half of global GDP relies moderately or highly on natural capital and ecosystem services. And in Australia, industries like agriculture, fishing, tourism, and manufacturing depend heavily on natural resources. Over half of global GDP relies ...

BlackRock backs world's largest direct air capture plant

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... underscores its importance and potential for the world. We believe that BlackRock's expertise across global markets and industries makes them the ideal partner to help further industrial-scale Direct Air Capture." Blackrock's investment in a Texas-based ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... transition risks. The results suggest that climate risk impacts are likely to be concentrated in specific regions and industries. University of Technology Sydney Institute for Sustainable Futures research director Gordon Noble reiterated that the strategy ...