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Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... facing moderate to high exposure to nature risks, including impacts on water, air, and soil resources. The Australian Conservation Foundation reported in June that Australia could face losses of $20 billion per year in GDP by 2050 if the rapid decline ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... entertainment, based on a 0-5% revenue threshold. There is a total exclusion of activities that harm World Heritage and High Conservation areas, animal cruelty, environmentally destructive or controversial chemicals, and unfair or abusive lending practices. ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... expanding the objectives and partner base to "catalyse marine genomics and environmental DNA as essential tools for ocean conservation and sustainable management," comments Jessica McLagan, chief of staff to the CEO at Minderoo and Tattarang. Bunce is ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Roughly 50% of Australia's economy faces moderate to high nature risk, according to Pollination and the Australian Conservation Foundation. These risks - physical, transition, and financial - are significant for investors, says Estelle Parker, co-CEO ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Australians' retirement savings," Estelle Parker, Co-CEO of RIAA. RIAA is partnering with the Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA), the national peak body for privately land conservation, whose members have a combined annual turnover exceeding ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... emissions across 30 countries. Projects include TEM's April Salumei project in Papua New Guinea - the largest rainforest conservation project in the country. The scheme also invests in Coorong Lakes in South Australia, with Ngarrindjeri Traditional Owners ...

Woodside's US$2.35bn gamble raises doubts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... rate - well beyond what any industry has ever achieved," Jonathan Moylan, corporate campaigner at the Australian Conservation Foundation said. However, the ammonia buyout may appease the record 58.4% of shareholders that voted to reject Woodside's ...

States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... invasive species control, and no new extinctions. The government also agreed to include Other Effective land-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in the proposed Nature Repair Market. Plibersek said she is committed to "not only protecting nature but ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... buildings construction, and climate change adaptation. It will also go to sustainable land management, biodiversity conservation, water and wastewater management, circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Use of proceeds excludes nuclear ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Survivors vs EPA case - which found the EPA has a legal duty to take action on climate change. Jacqui Mumford, Nature Conservation Council of NSW CEO, said it was the "largest change" to the EPA's powers since it was established in 1991. "Fines for ...