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Most inclusive Aussie orgs named

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... committed to diversity and inclusion. In partnership with non-profit cultural centre Cultural Infusion, Diversity Council Australia (DCA) released the list which represents a broad range of sectors, both Australian listed companies and local arms of ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the ultimate fate of a sustainable finance taxonomy that is being developed by industry with wide consultation from the Council of Financial Regulators. The strategy suggested that the taxonomy could be embedded into regulatory arrangements either by ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). Approximately 100 organisations ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... recent dismissal of a Federal Court challenge to two 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 ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... fossil fuels. Richie Merzian, international director of Australia's peak body for renewable energy industries Smart Energy Council, said the findings should serve to encourage the federal government to support the rollout of more clean energy "as soon ...

Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... working on a biodiversity-specific taxonomy, but they are working with other industry bodies including the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia to help scale up understanding and utilisation ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... than other developed countries, according to the NSW independent anti-slavery commissioner. Speaking at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) Phil Spathis Governance Address, James Cockayne shared with audience members the findings ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... The Tube in Germany, is targeting the first-ever Gold demolition certification from the DGNB German Sustainable Building Council, a low impact method of demolition that has recycled approximately 70,000 tonnes of building materials on-site, saving up ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... seize this opportunity." At the recent JANA annual conference, Nicolette Boele, an expert adviser at the Smart Energy Council spoke on a panel of the scale of ambition and potential opportunity. "Domestic transformation is one thing and our incredible ...

Record climate spending for low and middle-income economies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... from the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Council of Europe Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the EIB, the Inter-American Development ...