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BlackRock continues renewable infrastructure investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... demand is carefully managed to increase the overall resiliency of the power grid in New Zealand. New Zealand has set a target of 100% renewable electricity generation by 2035 and to be a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. "Kiwis want clean and resilient ...

APRA chair highlights challenges of climate risk assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
APRA chair Wayne Byres flagged that the results of the climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) of the country's five largest banks are expected to be released "in a month or two." Byres highlighted that climate change is a disruptive risk in a speech ...

Glencore faces greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The Environmental Defenders Office has filed a complaint with ASIC and the ACCC against mining company Glencore over allegations of greenwashing and behaviour towards Traditional Owners. The Environmental Defenders Office, on behalf of The Plains Clan ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... analyst Amarachi Seery, who explains why companies should make sure that their product design teams are as inclusive as their target customer base, and how a career start in construction gives her an edge as a sustainability finance professional. Seery ...

HESTA ups the ante on AGL, Santos on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... pathway to containing global warming at 1.5˚C. The $68 billion super fund has also lifted its 2030 emissions reduction target to 50%, increasing its previous goal of 33% of normalised emissions against a 2020 baseline. HESTA has achieved a 20% reduction ...

Defining financial, wellbeing impacts in housing: Kayne Anderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
A confluence of factors in the US multi-family rental housing market including a supply/demand imbalance, the need to upgrade aging residences including on grounds of energy efficiency, and the ability to improve overall health and wellbeing drive the ...

Brisbane Airport to use AI to cut emissions in buildings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Brisbane Airport Corporation has adopted an AI technology platform to reduce emissions coming from heating and cooling of its buildings. Brisbane Airport will work with BrainBox AI, a provider of autonomous building technology, to optimise the performance ...

ACCR files additional claims in Santos lawsuit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). Last year ACCR filed its suit challenging Santos' net zero emission target in relation to the viability of carbon capture and storage and environmental impacts of blue hydrogen. The suit claims ...

ACCU demand to rise with Climate Active certification: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Australian businesses pursuing voluntary government certification for climate targets are expected to further drive the use of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), according to Commonwealth Bank. As Australian businesses adopt net zero carbon targets ...

Government launches review of Safeguard Mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
The federal government has launched a review of the Safeguard Mechanism as part of its overall policy to reduce Australia's carbon emissions by 43% by 2030. The government is seeking consultation on the proposed review and reform of the Safeguard Mechanism ...