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Bowen announces sectoral net zero strategy approaches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... plan and strong 2035 targets which we will lodge in keeping with our Paris commitments." Bowen further announced that the waste sector will be included both in the industry plan and a focus on the circular economy will be a cross-cutting issue for all ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... by 2030 Dairy: 30% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 Wine: net zero emissions by 2050 Pork: carbon positive and net zero waste to landfill by 2025 Grain: halved embedded emissions by 2040 net zero by 2050 The Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... health and safety, employee relations, and diversity," Wu said. "Examples of environmental impacts include climate change, waste and pollution, deforestation, and resource depletion." "Factors that determine the quality of governance are executive pay ...

Snapshot: The rapid evolution of sustainable investing in Asia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... activity-level reporting and due-diligence requirements." While disclosures of emissions, energy consumption, and hazardous waste treatment are improving, disclosure of social issues is lagging. Many companies are either not setting improvement targets ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... identified as consistent with low-greenhouse gas (GHG) development pathways: energy, manufacturing, land use and fisheries, waste, water supply and wastewater, transport, buildings and infrastructure, ICT and digital technologies, research and development ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... renewable and carbon negative. "The HydGene technique uses novel biocatalysts to convert the sugars derived from organic waste, including agricultural waste, into valuable products like hydrogen," CEFC said. "The process takes place in HydGene-designed ...

Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... target impact. Aviation and shipping and industry sectors disclose the most, with a lack of transparency from agriculture, waste and retail and services. Aside from aviation and shipping, the number of disclosing companies in all sectors has increased ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... generated by a company's value chain, including activities such as purchased goods and services, transportation, and waste disposal. Despite accounting for up to 75% of a company's carbon footprint, these emissions are frequently underreported ...

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... geo-political tensions, availability of water and Australia's reliance on international imports on food prices and food waste in Australia. The food sector employs 40% of the global workforce and has significant political influence and macroeconomic ...

Aust Post launches inaugural sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... by 2025, using 100% fully sustainable packaging range aligned to the 2025 National Packaging Targets by 2025, decreasing waste to landfill by 20% by 2025 from a 2019 baseline, has set commitments across Australia Post's Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility ...