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NCRA data shows monumental risks to financial sector

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... Overall economic output is estimated to plummet $135-423 billion by 2063. Agriculture, construction, manufacturing and mining would be the most adversely impacted, losing the equivalent of 700,000 additional days of work every year by 2061. Government ...

CBA appoints head of sustainable economics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... forecasts for major commodities, including gas and electricity prices. Based in Singapore, Dhar has worked as CBA's lead mining and energy commodities strategist since late 2014. His appointment came alongside that of Belinda Allen to the head of ...

QIC invests to extract critical renewable energy materials

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... owing to the surface level deposit. "This means Sandy Mitchell can be quickly developed and start production with simple mining and low environmental impacts," Emery said. "Most of the processing has already been done by mother nature, so to produce ...

Fortescue, Climate Energy Finance call to reform fossil fuel subsidy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... fuel subsidy - the diesel Fuel Tax Credit (FTC) scheme - has led to dependence on imported high-emissions diesel to power mining operations. CEF said the result of this dependence has undermined climate targets, damaged productivity and drained tens ...

CBA slashes oil and gas financing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... will result in a marked reduction in funding as it has for oil and gas" he said. "Australia's biggest thermal coal mining company Glencore faces being dumped by the Commonwealth Bank unless the company can provide a credible climate transition plan ...

ESG experts' earning potential revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... for lawyers and technology professionals. The construction (11.7%), IT and tech system design (9.6%), legal (7.8%) and mining (6.9%) sectors also reported strong salary growth. Hays also found that gender inequality persists. "In Australia, the gender ...

Rio Tinto names chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... and previously served as its first chief commercial officer. "Simon is an outstanding leader with a deep understanding of mining and a track record of delivering operational excellence and creating value across our business," Rio Tinto chair Dominic ...

Pendal, Regnan funds expand controversial weapons exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... companies that derive 10% or more of revenues from things like the production of alcoholic beverages, pornography, or uranium mining in support of nuclear power. However, companies with a climate transition plan may be exempted from some of the screens. ...

Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... ASFI said. The taxonomy, which is voluntary, covers decarbonisation in the sectors of agriculture, minerals, materials and mining, manufacturing and industry, electricity generation and supply, transport, and construction and building. Other major financial ...

Instos eye climate tech startups

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... is a local climate venture platform deploying capital into decarbonisation technology startups across energy, transport, mining, and industrials. The climate platform has a pipeline of "high potential" startups at Series A and, aided by deep engagement ...