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UniSuper invests with NorthStar Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... NorthStar Impact invests in listed Australian and New Zealand companies whose strategies seek to address social and environmental challenges. NorthStar defines those issues based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with core focus areas including ...

Voting on climate crucial during AGM season: Amundi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Law School Forum on Corporate Governance found that the 2023 AGM season has so far been record-breaking for ESG (environmental, social, and governance) shareholder proposals. Amundi engaged with 418 companies on climate in 2022, taking the total number ...

APRA strengthens super fund ESG responsibilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... assessment of climate risk exposures as part of that. The APRA guidance also states that super funds can incorporate environmental and social impact-related objectives "where it can demonstrate that pursuing such additional objectives is consistent with ...

Biodiversity in 2023 and beyond - what should Australian businesses expect?

LOUISE CAMENZULI, PHOEBE WYNN-POPE, JULIA GREEN, KATE GILL-HERDMAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Government released the Nature Positive Plan (NPP). This plan outlines the Government's proposed reforms to federal environmental laws with an emphasis on: delivering a nature positive regulatory framework which promotes restoration and regeneration ...

APPEA ad campaign called out for misleading environmental claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) has been pulled up for making misleading environmental claims about natural gas as a fuel source. The Advertising Standards Community Panel - an independent body that manages the ...

Traditional Owners to lead Pilbara renewables rollout on exclusive native title land

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... ensuring that we can protect and preserve all areas within Yindjibarndi Ngurra which are of cultural, spiritual, and environmental significance to us. "The partnership will also create sustainable, long-term training and employment opportunities on country ...

University secures $450 million sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... bank facilities and worked with sustainability coordinator Commonwealth Bank to aligned its new loan to social and environmental KPIs including reducing Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, improving biodiversity, Indigenous cultural safety and awareness of UN ...

Arup appoints state energy business leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... pave the way to a sustainable future for Australia." Briault is a Chartered Engineer and holds a master's degree in Environmental Engineering and Resource Management. He is also co-chair of the Independent Power Producers Forum (IPPF) Hydrogen Commit ...

Bowen announces sectoral net zero strategy approaches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has announced that government will develop sector-specific decarbonization plans for key Australian industries to further the government's net zero ambitions. Bowen announced that federal cabinet ...

Offshore windfarms offer co-benefits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... "The findings indicate that offshore wind farms could provide a suitable habitat for crustaceans. As well as the environmental benefits traditionally associated with wind farms, we are now seeing this as an extra biodiversity boost that should be considered ...