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Nature-related disclosures underway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... capitalisation. The TNFD-aligned disclosures will published as be part of annual corporate reporting. Investors welcome the development. "As investors, with the introduction of TNFD, we will finally get the data we need to make better decisions and unlock ...

Accountant ethics board drafts new sustainability benchmarks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). Both IAASB and IESBA are part of the International Foundation for Ethics and Audit. Development of the benchmarks involved over 140 senior-level representatives from diverse global stakeholders, including a significant ...

Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... survey finds this is driven by customer expectations, regulatory requirements, investor expectations and long-term development plans. Social and governance issues accounted for 73% and 65% of sustainability efforts respectively. A focus on energy, waste ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has issued a $2.75 billion 10-year green bond. The bond, which has a yield of 4.75%, has a rating of AA+ (Stable) by S&P Global and Aa1 (Stable) by Moody's Investors Service and takes QTC's total term debt ...

Forestry fund falls short of target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... US$300 million target for its Tropical Asia Forest Fund 2 (TAFF2). Investors in TAFF2 include Mitsui, Nomura, Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Australian government, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SuMi TRUST), Temasek ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... dependencies and impacts. It also explores the potential for protection being incorporated into green bond standard, and for development of a biodiversity impact index. China was one of the first countries to sign on to the Convention on Biological Diversity ...

Senior appointments at ag managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... created role of head of sustainability. Jordan will report to Warakirri managing director Jim McKay and will "lead the development of Warakirri's groupwide Sustainability and ESG strategy and oversee its implementation and reporting across its various ...

Ad industry proposes greenwashing code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The peak body for Australia's advertisers is taking on greenwashing via a new draft code. The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) has released an exposure draft Environmental Claims Code that they say will form an integral part of ...

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... collaborative space for members to accelerate the energy transition in global majority nations. It will spearhead the development of new policies and business models, de-risking tools and finance mechanisms. The network will exchange best practice to ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... to process iron ore reportedly without producing carbon dioxide emissions. The funds will 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 ...