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Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... decarbonise. Further, as previously announced, the federal government has also consulted with the South Australian government to spike steelmaking in Whyalla, which is part of a broader $2.4 billion package. Moreover, an additional $2 billion is being ...

Mandatory sustainability reporting in Australia

ALETTA BOSHOFF  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
The Australian government has finally fulfilled its promise to mandate sustainability reporting in Australia. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (Bill) passed through both Houses of Parliament ...

New fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... and inputs that "will build" more resilient business models or mitigate against emissions. It added the Australian government supports this model of tackling regional development issues with "innovative financial products," though its International Development ...

UBS delays climate target to 2035

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
UBS has delayed its climate targets deadline to 2035 for its operations and flagged it is scrapping its mission to align 20% of total assets within its asset management unit to net zero. In its Sustainability Report 2024 released this week, the global ...

Podcast: Decommissioning offshore oil and gas with Joshua Runciman

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... represents an estimated $60 billion liability for investors over the next 30-50 years. In December 2024, the Australian government released the 'Offshore Resources Decommissioning Roadmap', helping titleholders fulfil their regulatory obligations ...

IGCC names climate champions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... climate stewardship, making the case for investors and companies to work together on a clear message that the Australian Government must set an ambitious 1.5 degree aligned 2035 NDC [ nationally determined contribution ] because a fast, well-planned ...

Expect audit standards by Christmas

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... board formally voted to pronounce S1 as a voluntary standard and S2 as a mandatory standard. Meanwhile, the Australian Government Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB) released a draft of the standard on sustainability assurance, as well as ...

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
... energy; industry and waste; transport and resources. Requested by Parliament, the review will inform the Australian Government's Net Zero Plan. The government will now decide Australia's 2035 climate target. Existing technologies such as solar, wind ...

Shareholders to pressure supermarkets over seafood sourcing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... Tasmania has invested $6 million in 'oxygenator' technology for Macquarie Harbour, in partnership with the Australian Government's Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC). High barrier for shareholder resolutions While shareholder activism ...