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Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... coal mine developments. In the "living wonders" case, the Environment Council of Central Queensland, represented by Environmental Justice Australia (EJA), argued the Minister for the Environment and Water acted unlawfully when she refused to accept the ...

PRI to shake up reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... activities, including voting and engagement; manager selection, appointment and monitoring; and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision-making processes and ownership practices. Participation in ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Growing awareness in finance regarding nature conservation and the opportunities related to natural capital is increasingly top of mind for investors. FS Sustainability recently hosted its inaugural event in Sydney supported by ISS ESG, where experts ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Clean energy costs are predicted to decline over coming decades as renewable power dominates the energy mix with increasing investments and decarbonisation driven by electric vehicles. McKinsey's Global Energy Perspective 2023 predicts that renewables ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and we are pleased to be working with them to fund local initiatives that will help drive positive and sustainable environmental, social and economic outcomes for rural Australia." IGCC managing director of policy Erwin Jackson said that institutional ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... been a valuable resource to aide in conducting LCAs within agriculture supply chains and for inquiries related to environmental metrics by data providers. "This is a really important program and one that AgriFutures is pleased to support to drive impact ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... operations." Cockayne also pointed to modern slavery risks in renewable energy, which complicates boards' efforts to manage environmental risks. "There's now clear evidence that renewable energy value chains are highly exposed to modern slavery risks ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... through upgrades to hospitals, infrastructure, schools and daycare centres, while effectively mitigating negative environmental impacts arising from decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure and developing new infrastructure. "Until we do place-based ...

How to build a climate-resilient business: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... reduction will be required to maintain productivity and fiscal sustainability as well as achieve better social and environmental outcomes. Effective investments in resilience will also reduce costs to the economy in the long run." Investors are taking ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... "By partnering with our customers we've implemented new technologies that help with our data collection to reduce environmental impact," he said. "Guided by our sustainability strategy, every decision we make has the reduction of net zero emissions in ...