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Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... and target impact. Aviation and shipping and industry sectors disclose the most, with a lack of transparency from agriculture, waste and retail and services. Aside from aviation and shipping, the number of disclosing companies in all sectors has increased ...

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the food value chain - from crop science and farm equipment to advances in packaging, logistics, even alternative agriculture." Opportunities in meat, health, and cold storage The report found investment opportunities in meat production, cold storage ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... affected by modern slavery one way or the other," Obokata said. "The sectors at risk of labour exploitation include agriculture, food processing construction, cleaning, hospitality and food service." Obokata noted that his comments come as the government ...

First Sentier Investors to focus on armed conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... rather than a sectoral approach." There are general sectors that are more impacted by the conflicts Turner identified - agriculture, weapons, automobiles, and banks, but the exposures in some cases were so diffuse that taking a broad sectoral approach ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Management has made three initial investments, two in Australia and one in Israel. The investments are part of the Cultiv8 Agriculture and Food Technology Fund, which was formed late last year in partnership with Fidante. The investments include a series ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Disclosure Metrics - to enable capital providers to make comparable assessments of businesses within sectors such as agriculture, energy, mining and renewables Additional Disclosure Metrics - this makes final reporting flexible and enable report preparers ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... is crucial. The livelihoods of women and girls, particularly in the Pacific, are often dependent on sectors such as agriculture and water resources, where climate change impacts are acute."

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Leading Harvest is implementing a sustainability assurance program for the Australian agriculture sector after a successful pilot backed by Warakirri Asset Management among others. Leading Harvest is a non-profit that has developed the Farmland Management ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... related to biodiversity. "There's clearly an opportunity in the food space to reduce food waste through precision agriculture, smart packaging, preventing loss of commodities across the food chain, and ensuring that there are opportunities for plant-based ...

Centuria acquires SA agricultural property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Centuria has expanded the porftlio of its unlisted agriculture fund with the purchase of a 246 hectare South Australia site that includes a 20 hecatare glasshouse facility. The Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF)'s latest acquisition is a Port Augusta property ...