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Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Treasury has acknowledged that climate is a systemic risk for the Australian economy and creates uncertainty about the fiscal impacts of climate change on government bonds. The federal court has approved a settlement between the Commonwealth and Kathleen ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... DNA so it can't just be thrown out the window." Ainsworth said First Nations groups need capital and capability development within the labour market to break down barriers to investment and de-risk. Capital needs to be harnessed towards Indigenous ...

Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... products that can specifically assist in financing activities that have nature-positive benefits. She also pointed to the development of a robust biodiversity credits market, but said that the focus had to be on creating high value credits. "I don't ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Australian government's sectoral decarbonisation pathway frameworks, or seeking policy that reduces risk to unlock greater development of Australia's critical mineral sector. "There are increased calls for positive advocacy and for companies to use their ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... renewables projects to human rights due diligence measures, and in Australia, we have even seen approval of a solar farm Development Application near Wagga Wagga tied to certification that the "manufacture of the solar panels" meets defined anti-slavery ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... investors and companies to engage with net zero opportunities. The authority was announced in May and is currently under development. While the outcome of the authority is unclear, Cahill hopes it won't have a narrow focus around workers and coal ...

Investment in climate tech plummets 40%: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... need for climate tech innovations will only grow stronger." PwC UK global climate leader Emma Cox commented: "The development and scale-up of climate technology is an essential part of meeting the climate challenge. So, while it is not surprising that ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Property Australia achieved a 5-Star GRESB rating for the seventh year in a row, maintaining its performance in the Development (Diversified Non-listed) and Standing Investments (Diversified Office/Retail Non-listed) categories. The property company ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... manganese, cobalt and other critical minerals. She noted that more optimal policy settings are needed to catalyse development of these industries and that investors have a role to play in advocating for those policy settings. ""I think the markets are ...

CEFC allocates $100m to NSW infrastructure roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and with the private sector, financed more than 5 GW of renewable energy generation. The CEFC has also backed the development of four large-scale batteries, including the Victorian Big Battery, the expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia ...