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Aussie farmers call for climate courage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... integrated shelterbelts, native foods, biofortified crops, integrated perennial plants, improved land management, cropland carbon sequestration, and degraded land restoration. "I do believe that we are living in a time where we need to grow courage to ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... expansion across the region." AirTrunk's SLL links the company's financing to environmental and social commitments include carbon usage effectiveness (CUE), operating power usage effectiveness (PUE), operating water usage effectiveness (WUE), gender ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... information as a way to tackle the challenge. "We're in 60 countries, so mapping that supply chain is incredibly complex,"... Carbon emissions is a critical component... mapping emissions through spend information is a really good way to begin your ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... emissions. Just small minority account for all their emissions - Scopes 1, 2 and 3. Additionally, 41 companies disclosed using a carbon price in investment and capital decision-making - an increase of 41% from last year. "Net zero targets don't mean ...

Woodside sells 10% of $16.5b Scarborough LNG to Japan investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the project a "climate bomb" and took the energy giant to court. Woodside claims the reservoir contains less than 0.1% carbon dioxide, arguing LNG can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 30% on a lifecycle basis, reducing nitrous oxide emissions ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... suitable for members who "are deeply committed to sustainability" because they excluded investments in companies involved in carbon intensive fossil fuels like thermal coal. Exclusions were also stated to apply to companies involved in alcohol production ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Climate Council, chair and governing board member of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership and chairman of Low Carbon Australia Ltd. Board members include: Ahmed Fahour, currently chairman of Invest Victoria. Throughout his 30-year career ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
A carbon tax where cash proceeds are redirected back into the Australian economy would help Australia achieve its emissions reductions goals, and also provide economic benefits. New research to be published in September's issue of the Journal of Cleaner ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Morgan Stanley has surpassed the two-thirds mark of its US$1 trillion target for sustainable and low-carbon investments by the end of this decade. The multinational investment bank and financial services company has released its latest ESG report stating ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... methodologies," the FCA said. "Some firms had failed to fully implement the disclosure requirements introduced in the Low Carbon Benchmarks Regulation (UK version of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2089). We also evaluated the robustness and ...