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China plays long game on battery disruption

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... mode', it is concerned by the negative impact for investors. Tim Buckley, director of Climate Energy Finance (CEF) said mining markets are cyclical and warned against assuming normal cycles when China is involved. It's "very, very strategic and very ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... adaptation strategies will rise as the energy transition opens new investment opportunities. In Australia, critical minerals mining will be a priority to drive the transition, Bioy says. Lower interest rates, the EU's first Green Bond Standard, and an ...

Podcast: Illuminating the dark underbelly of gold mining with Terry Heymann

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... record-breaking 37 price highs this year solidifying it as a safe haven in uncertain times. Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) produces 20% of the world's gold but employs 80% of gold miners - an estimated 10-15 million people, often in ...

ASX100 slavery disclosure strong

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... disclosures come from the utilities and real estate sectors: APA, Origin Energy, AGL, Fortescue, Rio Tinto, Lendlease, Evolution Mining, South32 and Mirvac. In a six-level ranking system, fund manager Janus Henderson, payments tech Block Inc (formerly ...

Why climate-linked exec pay fails

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... leadership. They identified challenges in aligning long-term commitments with meaningful short-term action. Sectors like mining and industrial production showed direct conflict between short-term growth targets and climate targets with longer-term economic ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... the kinds of climate-related pledges that they're making," said Peel. That's why it's not just the oil and mining companies that are feeling the pressure. Airlines, the food and beverage industries, e-commerce, and financial services companies ...

Raising the bar on gold integrity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... its own ESG issues to solve. While gold is nearly carbon neutral when in the vault, and is 100% recyclable, it's the mining phase that is the most environmentally and socially fraught. According to Terry Heymann, CFO and ESG Lead at the World Gold ...

Green finance taxonomy in final throes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... capital and create incentives for investment." Graham says Australia's taxonomy will be the first in the world to include mining and critical minerals. This follows an initial public consultation process in May 2024. The consultation is open until the ...

Green moves at Future Group, AusSuper, Birdwood, Minderoo, Mutual Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... writing to 35 of the highest emitting companies in the FTSE 350 index including those in the oil and gas, utilities and mining sectors. It famously produces a Mental Health Benchmark ranking 101 UK-listed companies, on how they manage and report on workplace ...

Clean energy approvals increase

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... emitters that emit more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year - including oil and gas producers, mining, and heavy industry - are forced reduce their emissions to the baseline or buy offsets to meet that baseline. "At the ...