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Element Zero raises US$10M for zero-carbon iron

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... be used on research and development, engineering, and project development to scale a pilot iron plant. The fund raising was led by Playground Global, an early-stage venture capital firm with over US$1.2 billion of assets under management that invests ...

TCorp issues first sustainability bond of 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... We wait until the money is spent." Other future projects that have been earmarked include work to continue rolling out an LED lighting programme, school upgrades and social housing and while they tend to be smaller in size, will ensure a broad array ...

Treasury publishes climate disclosure legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... the Modern Slavery Act, the government will conduct a review of climate disclosure requirements 2028-29. The review will be led by Treasury, working with the Council of Financial Regulators. Consultation for the draft legislation released today is now ...

L'Oréal Groupe invests in First Nations-led biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The world's largest cosmetics company will commit $600,000 to a WA-based native title corporation to support self-determination through biodiversity restoration in degraded croplands. The Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation' (ETNTAC) ...

Research flags need for comprehensive ESG reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... mandate for sustainability reporting, coupled with the range of voluntary international reporting frameworks on the market, has led to "a confusing landscape, often referred to as the 'alphabet soup' of reporting." "We're a long way from ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... stewardship. The nation joined the US, Canada, Fiji, Norway, and many EU-member states in signing the Glasgow Statement - the UK-led Statement on International Public Support for the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP), at COP28 in Dubai. Notably ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... development, unless you want to take the world back into caves." Carbon credits to phase out coal Announced on Saturday, a US-led Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) jurisdictional carbon crediting mechanism will mobilise up to US$207 billion by 2035 ...

SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... to spur development in emerging and frontier markets. "Our partnership approach with FMO and the MacArthur Foundation has led to the creation of a compelling example of a concrete, innovative, market-led approach to mobilising that capital at scale ...

Government introduces anti-slavery commissioner legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... modern slavery incidents or risks; and strengthening the administration of the act through legislative reform. The review led by Professor John McMillan recommended that the function of the office of anti-slavery commissioner "is to issue guidelines ...

AustralianSuper rejects latest Brookfield overture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
AustralianSuper has knocked back an offer to maintain an interest in Origin Energy if the Brookfield-led consortium is successful in acquiring the energy giant. "AustralianSuper has rejected an eleventh hour and unsolicited letter received from the ...