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Forestry fund raises $450m for natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... considerations and returns. "Investors globally are now thinking about the role of forestry, agriculture and land use transition in not only delivering returns, but reducing emissions, contributing to conservation, and the circular bioeconomy. "We believe ...

Built industry bodies call for green innovation policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... environment toward standards that surpass the minimum requirements, and appropriate planning incentives can hasten that transition. "This would come at a low cost to government, enhance the sustainability benchmarks of Australian buildings and contribute ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... questioning the effectiveness - and appropriateness - of such statements. #8: Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership December: Australia was among more than 60 countries to endorse the COP28 Gender-Responsive Just Transitions and ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
If 2023 marked a broadened focus on climate adaptation, transition, biodiversity and modern slavery, 2024 is poised to be the year of ESG integration, consolidated reporting, legislative compliance, supply chain due diligence, and managing artificial ...

How much does it cost to "green" a portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... of European equities, to a climate index. A new whitepaper from ISS LiquidMetrix and STOXX analyses trading costs to transition a portfolio from "brown" to "green". The research investigates the cost of transitioning from the STOXX Europe 600 to three ...

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... elements of mandatory disclosure including Scope 3 emissions and forward-looking statements, scenario analysis and transition planning. Climate-related financial disclosure requirements would be drafted as civil penalty provisions in the Corporations ...

Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... misleading statements in the application of its negative screening for carbon emissions. The firm claimed its NT World Green Transition Index Fund excluded companies that "derive 5% or more of their total annual revenues (either reported or estimated) ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... and Investment, Cameron Dick, said the goal creates investment certainty for industry and lays the foundation for the transition to a stronger decarbonised economy. "The Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan... allows us to utilise our abundant sun and wind ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... minimum, businesses need to have a plan for finding that information and understanding where risks lie. When it comes to transition plans and physical risk, opaque or so called "black box" approaches to physical risk are not adequate. If you don't ...

ACCC issues greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... easy-to-understand language Visual elements should not give the wrong impression Be direct and open about your sustainability transition "Our final guidance helps to demonstrate how businesses can make clear, evidence-based environmental claims that ...