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Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... of it. For example, the use of carbon credits... if you have an entity that advertises itself as being net zero and very green and they get there by carbon credits, is that consistent with what they've said [to their customers]?" In a later panel ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
While the country's top 30 super funds have lower stakes in Woodside and Santos, they continue to engage with the resource companies while prioritising returns for members. Compared with two years prior, the two energy giants have a larger share ...

Podcast: Making the SDGs count with Fiona Reynold

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
On today's episode, we are talking to the multi-hyphenate sustainability and responsible investment leader Fiona Reynolds about the intersection of the E and the S and why it matters for business. Fiona is an independent director and advisory board ...

Canberra funds $111m EV transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... reduce barriers to entry for EV ownership, in a transition estimated at $110.6 million. Under the scheme, the government's "green bank" CEFC will enable Anglo Auto will finance short-term loans to car dealers to help them purchase EVs from manufacturers. ...

Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Rural climate projects now offer a wide range of opportunities for "green" investors to pile into. The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) has awarded nearly $280,000 for community-led climate solutions projects in remote, rural and regional ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Major ESG indices have responded to allegations they listed companies with links to the Myanmar military junta. The indices, MSCI, FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones, were used by BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, Northern Trust, State Street and Vanguard to model ...

Podcast: The economic case for being a net zero superpower - Ross Garnaut

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Our guest today has been a leading voice in the economic case for managing climate change since before net zero was a thing. In addition to authoring two landmark papers on climate change and Australia's future in 2008 and 2011, Ross Garnaut was ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Asia signalling support. Singapore has launched Asia's world's first multi-sector transition taxonomy to clarify green, transition and ineligible activities and steer capital towards sustainability solutions.

Blue bonds: A growing resource for sustainability financing

MATT LAWTON, TONGAI KUNORUBWE  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... financing is an emerging area of sustainable finance, with growing interest from investors and issuers alike. A subset of green financing, blue bonds and loans provide funds for ocean and water resource management projects while green bonds finance a ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... 2030, 40% by 2040 and 50% by 2050. They also commit to restore at least 25,000 km of rivers and prevent net loss in urban green space and tree canopy cover and reverse the decline of pollinator populations - like bees - by 2030. 85% of wetland areas ...