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Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the Asia and Oceania Association (AOA) of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) held in Sydney recently. The insurance sector is potentially poised to benefit from the opportunity of climate risk and transition, Musulin ...

ZEN Energy recruits new senior exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian Government, CSIRO's sites in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory and the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) which comprises twenty-five local councils in New South Wales. Recently, ZEN ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... climate targets. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen made the announcement at the Emissions Reduction Summit in Sydney on Friday, stating: "They were never more than an accounting trick to try and make it look like we're on track to make ...

Mandatory sustainability calculator streamlines housing approvals

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... proposed major developments meet environmental sustainability requirements before they're approved for construction in Sydney. The Environmental Sustainability Calculator, created by the Georges River Council's planning and environment teams ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... that is backward compatible with prior reporting for energy efficiency in government operations." University of Technology Sydney Institute for Sustainable Futures research director Gordon Noble questioned why the reporting framework relied on estimations. ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Bank, and Bendigo Bank. Certified mutual banks include Australian Mutual Bank, Endeavour Mutual Bank, G&C Mutual Bank, Sydney Mutual Bank, and The Mutual Bank (Maitland Mutual). TMBL is the fourth-largest customer owned bank in Australia, with over 230,000 ...

Investors in hot seat over impact of 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Sister publication Financial Standard is the media partner for the conference. Facilitated by University of Technology Sydney Institute for Sustainable Futures research director Gordon Noble, the climate risk simulation is designed to test how prepared ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... cattle and sheep sectors. The research, launched this week at the Investor's Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Summit in Sydney, was undertaken by The Wilderness Society who commissioned multinational professional services firm EY to develop a report ...

Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... irreversible," Anika Molesworth said in a keynote address at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Summit held in Sydney this week. FS Sustainability was the media partner to the event. The event brought together leading investment experts and ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... first SLL in September 2021, AirTrunk has announced four new developments including 320+ megawatt (MW) SYD3 in Western Sydney, 110+MW TOK2 in Tokyo West, 150+MW JHB1 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and 15+MW HKG2 in Hong Kong. It also opened its 300+MW TOK1 ...