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Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... same indicators ascribed by Robeco - animal welfare, economic resilience, environmental stewardship, and people and the community. In their 2020 update, the Framework noted that there has been a reduction of CO2 emissions of 56.7% since 2005, an increase ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... because we haven't managed to nail down a stated framework in this space," she said. "I think we now have the business community almost unanimously behind a clearer and stronger policy in this space." Wood said the "lowest cost way" to hit a 2050 net ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... transactions managing director. Australian companies are setting more aggressive climate targets in response to investor and community demands, and are seeking opportunities associated with reducing carbon footprint, Nelson noted. Concerns about how ...

We must approach public equities with an 'impact' mindset

KATHRYN MCDONALD, HEIDI RIDLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... impact. The growing interest in the UNSDGs on the part of asset owners is a clear signal to companies that the investor community is rapidly and acutely becoming sensitized to how firms' products and practices affect the living world. We can approach ...

Social, governance risks to unequal global vaccine distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... - not just better - post pandemic, said Clare Payne, EY Fellow for Trust and Ethics. "In recent years, the business community has made public commitments to operating for good and with 'purpose' - now they must put these words and promises into ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Mary Ann van Bodegraven, group head of sustainability. This means sourcing from sustainable water sources, considering community needs, and improving vulnerability assessments and having in place management plans, measurement, reporting and transparency ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... is business and industry led," Collins said. "It is led by specific groups setting ambitious targets by a corporate community, and investor groups, whether that be the individual adoption of ESG targets, reporting and commitments. "An important message ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... the hurdle rates of return." Both initiatives are supported by real estate fund manager Altis Property Partners and community affordable housing provider Evolve and real estate agency Echo. Evolve is a specialist in the social housing space, Webb told ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... submission, we've pointed out a few improvements, but overall, these proposed laws, if enacted, would deliver what the community expects, make investing less risky, lessen the shock to certain Australian industry sectors whose goods are no longer ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... improve important social goals that are captured in the Sustainable Development Goals. The determination by the global community to achieve these goals has gathered pace in the last months of 2020, with net-zero emissions commitments coming out in a ...