Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 87 results for "ocean"

Time is running out: latest IPCC report says 1.5°C is "likely"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... "inevitable". The Australia Pacific region was cited as being particularly vulnerable to impacts including sea level rise, ocean acidification, and more frequent extreme weather events, with many countries and communities already experiencing the effects. ...

2023 the year for business action on climate change: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
The Albanese government's action on climate change policy means that the pressure is on for Australian businesses to adapt and translate net zero commitments into "tangible, real and lasting action," according to EY. EY Oceania chief sustainability ...

Australian businesses exposed to EU carbon levy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Australian businesses must prepare for the impacts of a forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) from the European Union, according to EY. In recent weeks, the EU has reached agreement on the structure of the CBAM, which would place a financial ...

COP15 success requires investor buy-in: Mirova

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... topic even in climate COPs. That's really interesting." Mirova has two natural capital-based funds, the Sustainable Ocean Fund, which invests in enterprises involved in three key areas of the blue economy - sustainable seafood, the circular economy ...

Carbon markets, biodiversity on tap at COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The state of further technical negotiations on areas like carbon markets and loss and damage are the subject of the second week of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh The aim of COP27 is, among other issues, to finalse the text of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement ...

Australia leads on climate risk coverage, but depth lacking: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Australian organisations are increasingly providing detailed climate risk disclosures but they lack depth and sophistication on financial impacts of climate change, according to EY. EY has released its fourth Global Climate Risk Disclosure Barometer ...

Podcast: Calling "enough" on incremental sustainability progress with Mathew Nelson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... to declines in the Living Planet Index, in freshwater, increases in atmospheric concentrations of CO2, deforestation and ocean acidification. EY Oceania chief sustainability officer Mathew Nelson joins to explain why keeping on with the status quo on ...

Sustainable packaging sector set to grow: Nanuk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
Changing consumer habits including increased uptake of ecommerce and a shift from plastic packaging towards alternatives like paper and cardboard means the sustainable packaging sector is set for accelerating growth, according to Nanuk Asset Management. ...

Minderoo Foundation, Illumina launch ocean biodiversity DNA project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... accelerate marine biodiversity conservation. "It's a powerful way of assessing what is the life in a particular area of the ocean," Burnell said. "The way we do that today, it gives us very tiny snapshots. We look at the fish we see at the back of a ...

State of the Environment report a wake up call for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
The dire findings from the 2021 State of the Environment have direct impact on Australian finance and business, with experts advising that investors and corporates should take stock of risks and steps to improve conservation. The 2021 State of the Environment ...