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Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... it, because what you do really matters right now. "It's not you and everybody else needing to reduce your carbon emissions so that we can reduce greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, you can actually have quite a direct impact.... We really try to ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... ground with the process of identifying climate risks, saying "just as we now understand that apparently harmless carbon emissions are, as they accumulate, wreaking havoc, so we are beginning to understand that modern slavery harms not only its direct ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... boards have a strong understanding of ESG risks affecting their companies, just a quarter report a robust sense of carbon emissions and even less of their company's climate risk or strategy. Half (51%) of directors say their board is adequately prepared ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... towards a range of ESG objectives, including improved health and wellbeing outcomes for Scape residents, lower carbon emissions, minimised waste, improved recycling and circular economy initiatives, and accommodation scholarships for people in need. ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... brought to you by Energetics While setting a net zero target and implementing strategies to transition from current carbon emissions activities to that long term goal is not quite business as usual for all companies in Australia, it may be getting there. ...

Act now on carbon emissions to avoid higher costs later: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The price of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) is likely to double by 2035, meaning that companies should act now to reduce or abate emissions, according to EY. EY has published Changing Gears: Australia's Carbon Market Outlook 2023, which ...

Uni partnership to turbocharge innovation in CO2 product manufacturing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... industry partners, and $11.8 million in-kind contributions. Technologies under development hope to reduce and reuse carbon emissions and transform those emissions to high value products such as acetic acid, stock feed, methanol and other chemicals. The ...

Australian businesses failing to achieve on sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... data. Smith noted that systems and processes are not aligned to ESG lenses around key metrics such as calculating carbon emissions intensity. "There are two parts to the data problem," Smith said. "Right now, I need to collect data that needs to be audited. ...

NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... its potential positive long-term impacts, we look forward to contributing to New Zealand's efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the future." Natixis Investment Managers Asia Pacific head of private debt real assets Angus Davidson commented: "Our focus ...

BlackRock, SGX, and MSCI launch US$426M Singapore climate action ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... transition objectives into their portfolios can now access an ETF based on Asian companies dedicated to reducing carbon emissions. With climate transition increasing in urgency across the Asia region, countries face growing climate risks - but also substantial ...