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Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... on Friday. The Albanese government will legislate a national authority to ensure the workers and industries in high-emissions sectors, as well as the communities that depend on them, can make the most of the opportunity of Australia's net zero transformation. ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... waste. There's also a big opportunity for investors to profit by helping unlock the value of circularity - reducing emissions by up to 9.3 billion tonnes and unlocking US$4.5 trillion to 2050. Advice to investors in the room at the ACSI conference was ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... happens in its own unique set of circumstances." But when these plants shut down, what happens to workers in these high emissions industries, and the economic prosperity of the regional communities that depend on them? In a recent panel session at ACSI's ...

Holcim NZ launches low-carbon cement facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... solutions. Cement is one of the highest embodied carbon building materials, accounting for around 7-8% of global carbon emissions. The new facility will manufacture ECOPlanet cement, which can reduce embodied carbon by more than 30% compared to General ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Sarah Bratton Hughes, says the market is moving away from best in class, and towards best in progress, at a time when emissions are at an all-time high. The US-based ESG leader says that although confidence in the sector has dropped due to economic pressures ...

Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... transition to a lower carbon global economy, nickel mining "raises concerns about pollution, indigenous rights, GHG emissions, and working conditions," the report notes. Indonesia has the largest source of current global supply of nickel, with 45% of ...

New nature-based team for AECOM ANZ

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... and New Zealand. The ANZ-based team aims to address complex problems related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and emissions reduction. The new team will bring together AECOM's specialists in climate resilience, ecology, natural capital accounting ...

Hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
A new study has confirmed that hybrid working can facilitate major carbon savings, cutting down on carbon emissions caused by the building and transport sectors. Hybrid working models are becoming increasingly attractive to employees. In a recent study ...

CEFC invests $75m in Queensland recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... to create opportunities for lower embodied carbon content in construction projects. "As we look to deliver a net zero emissions economy by 2050, we need to cut emissions wherever they occur, from the way we build to the way we recycle. This facility ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... government understands that a sustainable finance taxonomy can help to accelerate the shift of our economy away from heavy emissions and pollution, and towards cleaner, sustainable projects," said RIAA executive manager, Estelle Parker. "Now the big ...