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Climate change to bring more frequent, intense weather: IAG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... forward, and it really needs to be around what are the things we need to change now around reducing risk - land planning, building codes, the way insurance can support risk reduction and things like that. "We can present the science and what it means ...

Rest climate change case pushes ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... categories filed last year called for documents created by the investment committee evidencing consideration of JANA building a capability to stress test portfolios for climate change risk to be submitted. McVeigh's case argues this was relevant ...

Substantial investment needed for sustainable infrastructure: RARE Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... systems, and so it has fast tracked some of that decision making, increased the size of the public sector support for the building of green infrastructure," he said. "That's a positive. I think that support would have come over time, but COVID has ...

CEFC backs project to bring Tesla Powerwall to SA social housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing up to $30 million in program to deliver home energy systems to social housing tenants in South Australia. The project will see the installation of solar and battery storage systems across more ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... excited to be joining an investment firm where ethical investing is core to its mission," O'Connor said. "I look forward to building on the great work that has already been done at U Ethical to deliver sustainable investing to the broader market" O'Connor ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability targets later this year. In its annual report, Brambles said that the goal over the next five years will be on building a regenerative supply chain, with a focus on positive impact. "We have to actively restore more value than what we ...

Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... products they produce or lack of management capability. Under the roadmap Cbus will develop a stranded assets framework, building on work that has already seen several high-risk climate holdings reduced or being removed from their portfolio. "A whole ...

Why sustainability matters in real estate

CHRIS NUNN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
As Australia's largest employer of 1.4 million people, and its biggest industry, representing 13% of Australian gross domestic product (Property Council of Australia), the real estate industry has a tremendous opportunity to lead the way on addressing ...

Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... organisations have outlined a plan for regional and global recovery from the COVID-19 crisis aimed at reducing inequalities and building a more resilient economic future. "COVID-19 has threatened to erode 30 years of progress and push an estimated 580 ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... take action to manage the changes we can't avoid." The group has made a series of recommendations to contribute to building national resilience to climate change. They recommend that coordination of Australia's response to climate change (both ...