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Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Eligible asset categories include renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management, clean transportation and sustainable water management. The GDIF facility is supported by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which acts as the sole green coordinator ...

Morgan Stanley makes second climate private equity deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... manufactures meal replacements that are marketed as a "complete meal" with "all the nutrients you need" in powder form - just add water. It was selected for its sustainability credentials - it claims its meal contribute 50% less carbon than the average ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... conversion and restoration), direct exploitation (including resource exploitation and soil health), pollution (including water and air quality, hazardous substances, and plastic waste), climate change (Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions), and invasive alien ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... of Central Queensland, represented by Environmental Justice Australia (EJA), argued the Minister for the Environment and Water acted unlawfully when she refused to accept the climate harm caused by the two projects. It was ruled that it was not "legally ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... global progress on 23 biodiversity targets set for 2030 and 2050, with the goal of"30x30" aiming to protect 30% of land and water and restore 30% of ecosystems by 2030. Collaboration with First Nations groups in governance rather than strategy can help ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... investors are exploring how to invest in the trend, noted Suzy Yoon, a senior consultant at JANA. our local communities, water supplies, and biospheres? "We've seen research that this is a once-in-a-century opportunity for Australia to take advantage ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... when deciding whether to approve them. In Environment Council of Central Queensland Inc v Minister for the Environment and Water, the Environment Council of Central Queensland (ECoCeQ) disputed the approval of two separate mine expansions in New South ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Insurance leaders have reframed the challenge of climate risk as an opportunity, stating that physical risk from climate change is not the biggest challenge to insurance. Finity Consulting principal Rade Musulin and Swiss Reinsurance head of property ...

Record number of soil ACCUs issued for Queensland graziers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... shortened graze periods and increased average rest, implementing time-controlled grazing software, and installing 40 additional water points to reduce average distance to water from two kilometres to 500 metres. Carly Burnham commented that soil carbon ...

Warakirri AM properties certified sustainable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... ourselves. The standard is built around 13 principles: Sustainable Agriculture; Soil Health and Conservation; Protection of Water Resources; Protection of Crops; Energy Use, Air Quality and Climate Change; Waste and Material Management; Conservation ...