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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Conservation Foundation released a report finding that banks that are invested in agriculture, property, resources, and energy, are most exposed to nature-related risk. Livestock agriculture, with $47 billion of outstanding loans from leading Australian ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... projects that require at least 50% co-ownership with First Nations groups. Critical mineral extraction, wind, and solar energy developments all implicate Indigenous lands and communities across Canada, including 20% of Canada's electricity infrastructure. ...

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Clean energy costs are predicted to decline over coming decades as renewable power dominates the energy mix with increasing investments and decarbonisation driven by electric vehicles. McKinsey's Global Energy Perspective 2023 predicts that renewables ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... investment now", alongside clear policy signals from government. "By 2035 we could see thriving green iron production, clean energy exports, and a host of innovative new businesses." Matthee said rural communities are keen to capitalise on sustainable ...

Investors call for multilateral financial architecture overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... investments. In 2023 total investment in climate solutions reached $380.6 billion, with most investments to buildings and energy. Members also urged governments to implement clear multilevel action plans, which they saw as a persistent barrier to mobilising ...

AASB publishes climate-related disclosure standards draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment report as that applying under the Paris Agreement and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 and related regulations (NGER Scheme legislation)." Kendall emphasised that while climate ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... assessing Paris-alignment of corporate climate policy engagement. ACCR focused on those companies on the grounds that the energy and resources sector "has been a major source of political spending in Australia and has demonstrated considerable influence ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the supply-chain, or even in some companies' own operations." Cockayne also pointed to modern slavery risks in renewable energy, which complicates boards' efforts to manage environmental risks. "There's now clear evidence that renewable energy value ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... industries. "With an economy that has been built in part by exporting fossil fuels, communities will bear the brunt of a chaotic energy transition if careful planning and community engagement is not put in place," she said. The UN Framework Convention ...

How to build a climate-resilient business: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... climate-related risks and opportunities, including investments in sustainable solutions, emerging technologies, renewable energy, and/or low-carbon products. Q: This adaptation process can't happen in isolation - how should investors and companies ...