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Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... unlock regional economic development across the state. Most of the funding will be spent in the Pilbara, the state's mining region. Projects have been identified through the WA's demand assessment process with support from recent Australian Energy ...

Finance "misunderstanding" risk of nature loss

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... European and North American interests through shareholdings, and the majority of that funding is going into the forest assets, mining, and farming while the majority of European financing is going into the cattle and sheep sectors. The research, launched ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Limited; Tobacco : Amcor PLC; Russian entities : Gazprom PJSC and Rosneft Oil Company; Oil Tar Sands : ConocoPhillips; Coal Mining : Coronado Global Resources Inc., New Hope Corporation Limited and Whitehaven Coal Limited. "ASIC also alleges that following ...

Finding opportunities in the energy transition: IML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... direct resources space," Wood said. "How we play that thematic is that there are great companies that are supporting the mining companies. Modern-day picks and shovels are those that supply to the mining sites - Orica provide explosives and systems and ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... services, and cross-sectoral activities. The MDBs have announced four activity types not aligned with the Paris Agreement: mining of thermal coal, electricity generation from coal, extraction of peat, and electricity generation from peat. MDBs are allowed ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... for his expertise in government, investment, climate policy, and industrial relations, as well as a background in coal mining engineering, Combet will chair the Net Zero Economy Agency, which will design and establish the legislated Net Zero Authority. ...

IGO announces new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... following the unexpected death of its previous CEO and managing director last year. IGO is an ASX-listed xploriation and mining company that focuses on minerals critical to renewable energy production, including nickel, copper, cobalt and lithium. Ivan ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... The engagements apply across equity and credit portfolios and focused on 30 of the worst emitters from the oil and gas, mining, steel and utilities sectors making up approximately a third of all global emissions, considering their Scope 3 footprint. ...

Aussie start up secures Japanese investor for seaweed production

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... investors include Melbourne property developer Michael Drapac, and a number of other high net worth individuals from the mining sector in WA who have a particular interest in renewables. Nissui CEO Shingo Hamada said the investment would capitalise on ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... employee satisfaction, address labour shortages, enhance training, and improve safety, particularly in high-risk sectors like mining. However, widespread job losses may disproportionately affect minority groups and low-wage workers already facing financial ...