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Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... investor community can also offer speed, innovation, and flexibility that governments simply cannot." Investors can fund agriculture to help achieve Goal 2 (Zero Hunger), engage investible companies to improve DEI outcomes towards Goal 5 (Gender Equality) ...

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... a global equity long/short strategy that held long positions in innovative companies within the energy, materials, agriculture, and industrials sectors that provide solutions to environmental challenges. It then also took short positions in overvalued ...

Westpac, CEFC back climate tech fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... million into technologies including clean energy, electrification, grid management, transport, smart cities, food and agriculture, and the circular economy. This follows the success of the first fund which saw $270 million deployed to 34 investments. ...

Rural slavery risk raises ESG alarm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... industries may face reputational and legal risk, as a new report warns 16,400 people are trapped in modern slavery in NSW. Agriculture, horticulture and meat processing in rural and regional areas, as well as labour hire companies, are prime offenders ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... perform ongoing due diligence, and publicly report progress annually. Industries most destructive to nature include agriculture, infrastructure, and resource extraction -notably, palm oil, soya, cattle, and paper. In August, Woolworths' announced ...

Study finds answer to land use battle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
Agrivoltaics are key to solving land use competition between clean energy and agriculture, but researchers warn of massive hurdles. Agrivoltaics, otherwise known as agrisolar, has benefits for horticulture and sheep grazing, including providing shelter ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... brakes on runaway climate change. Further investment is needed in net zero technology across the six sectors assessed: agriculture and land; built environment; electricity and energy; industry and waste; transport and resources. Requested by Parliament ...

BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... believe it is important to enable more carbon projects that partner with farmers and local communities to integrate agriculture with nature repair," he said. Qantas' chief sustainability officer Andrew Parker shared a similar view. The airline has ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... natural capital will only increase in the coming years. Many aspects of our ecosystem such as forestry, water and agriculture are closely linked to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require natural capital ...

Australian Ethical scores gold, others fall off charts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... to alternative energy, energy efficiency, sustainable water, green building, pollution prevention and sustainable agriculture. Similarly, both Future Focus options are comparable to UniSuper's GEO option but more diversified across asset classes ...