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COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... globally. The US Department of State, the Bezos Earth Fund, and The Rockefeller Foundation will launch the mechanism in April 2024 as an operational framework. Chile, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, and Nigeria, expressed interest in participating ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... focal point of discussion throughout the negotiations, building on a dedicated multilateral informal consultation held in April this year. That consultation emphasised the importance of respecting human rights during the transition. This includes the ...

New NZ gov scraps 2030 emissions goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... SolarZero. The renewables share of electricity generation in the country is now at its highest level on record, with the April to June quarter seeing 91% renewables according to government data. By comparison, Australia's energy mix was made up predominantly ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... position and we at CBA commend Scape's sustainability commitment and continued support of Australia's education sector." In April this year, ANZ launched a new target to fund and facilitate at least $A100 billion by the end of 2030 towards improving ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Cody commented. Cody this month took over from the previous commissioner Kate Jenkins whose seven-year term finished in April. The commissioner will have the power to investigate non-compliance from 12 December, regardless of whether a complaint has ...

Successful merger for social and inequality reporting framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... the organisations preparing a Taskforce on Social-related Financial Disclosures (TSFD) - announced their convergence in April. The provisional name for the proposed initiative is the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD). ...

RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... evolution of technology and the speed with which climate, economic and social systems can adapt." Bullock noted that the April 2023 RBA review examined the role of monetary policy and climate change. The report said the RBA should "take account of climate ...

Report sounds alarm on data centre climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... and Data Centre Sustainability in Australia, covering the insights of more than 100 sustainability managers surveyed in April and May this year. The research cites statistics finding that IT and data centres contribute approximately 1% of global electricity ...

Executive appointment roundup: State Street, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... debt and coverage across multiple roles at ANZ, Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN Amro. She relocated from Sydney to London in April. David Simmons has been appointed executive director, sustainable finance, replacing Tonkin in Sydney. Simmons was previously ...

ANZ augments sustainable finance team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... debt and coverage across multiple roles at ANZ, Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN Amro. She relocated from Sydney to London in April. David Simmons has been appointed executive director, sustainable finance, replacing Tonkin in Sydney. Simmons was previously ...