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Canberra funds $111m EV transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... and Australians looking to purchase. I hope to see this replicated by other rental car companies." Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen commented: "The Albanese Government is committed to increasing the availability and accessibility of ...

Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Rural climate projects now offer a wide range of opportunities for "green" investors to pile into. The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) has awarded nearly $280,000 for community-led climate solutions projects in remote, rural and regional ...

Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... can create positive change through allocating capital and addressing global issues such as gender equality and climate change. "I am fortunate to work for a firm that aligns its investment and corporate values, believing that you can pursue real-world ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... 60 new signatories with approximately US$3 trillion in AUM have joined globally. Australia's Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), which runs the network locally, confirmed sustained growth with more joining than leaving. An IGCC spokesperson called ...

Podcast: The economic case for being a net zero superpower - Ross Garnaut

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Our guest today has been a leading voice in the economic case for managing climate change since before net zero was a thing. In addition to authoring two landmark papers on climate change and Australia's future in 2008 and 2011, Ross Garnaut was the ...

Directors sweat on climate: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian directors are concerned about climate-related risks. Of those who reported being most concerned about climate change, 70% also saw opportunities in addressing it. The data comes from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) in ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... disappearance of pollinators like bees, butterflies and hoverflies from pesticides, pollution, land use change, climate change and invasive species. The legislation has been hotly contested. Farmers have protested a range of policies designed to protect ...

Defunct fund pays greenwashing fine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... fund was a 'climate impact fund' - an innovative start-up fund with the objective to have a positive impact on climate change. It was designed for retail investors, in particular those of a younger age range, who are currently underserviced in relation ...

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... on climate are influencing investment decision-making, with financiers who have the least personal concern for climate change also the least likely to consider climate risk factors, beyond government regulation, into their investment decision-making. ...

Family businesses see ESG driving future: Grant Thornton

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable packaging and waste management. "What we're seeing is that the ESG discussions are being led by the climate change reporting, but we're encouraging conversations to be broader around all those ESG factors," Pogson said. "We've ...