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Climate change a risk to financial stability: RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... "nott of a magnitude that would cause significant stress, as lending losses appear concentrated in specific regions and industries that represent a small proportion of banks' overall assets. "Nevertheless, these early results need to be treated with ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... institutions, 30 companies, and 22 non-profits. The 1000 companies to be assessed for the Nature Benchmark span 22 industries and include Kraft Heinz, BP, AP Moller-Maersk, Amazon, and Walmart. The companies will be assessed on: the state of nature (including ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... generation from fossil fuels. Richie Merzian, international director of Australia's peak body for renewable energy industries Smart Energy Council, said the findings should serve to encourage the federal government to support the rollout of more clean ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... major superannuation funds and fund managers revealed that rural communities need more funding to develop and grow industries, as well as the necessary social infrastructure and services to support the community around those industries. Through FRRR's ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... AgriFutures Australia senior manager of collaboration Georgie Toose said the project will bring new opportunities for rural industries. "With many agricultural sectors setting climate change targets for net zero emissions, it is essential to continue ...

Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... stage in driving real world impacts in protecting the natural world. The topic of how the finance sector and Australian industries like agriculture can work together to create positive real-world impacts by integrating natural capital calculations will ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Steering the economy away from emissions-intensive industries comes significant social and economic risks that arise from transitioning communities. Institutional investors need to integrate these risks into their strategies or risk a "messy, chaotic ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... with all our abundant renewable energy to help the rest of the world decarbonize." Boele pointed to lithium value-add industries in WA as well as reserves in manganese, cobalt and other critical minerals. She noted that more optimal policy settings are ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... US on a variety of corporate governance issues over the past 15 years. This year 619 directors across over a dozen industries participated in the study, 72% of which represented companies with annual revenues of more than $1 billion. 64% of respondents ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... happened at ASX-listed companies Woodside (49% against), Santos (37% against) and AGL (30% against). "The companies and industries that are more likely to push back on mandatory transition plan disclosure are those with limited transition opportunities ...