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Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... solar garden, providing renewable energy access to those previously unable to benefit from rooftop solar installations. Net Zero Action Award - Taronga Conservation Society Australia Taronga Conservation Society Australia achieved remarkable sustainability ...

First Aussie circularity fund shoots for $1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... fund will be instrumental in driving the circular transition and setting new benchmarks for sustainability." Achieving a net zero economy hinges on moving from a linear extractive model of resource use to a circular approach, which makes up 45% of emissions ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... progress work towards encouraging greater investment in Australia's renewables transition. The roundtable was for the Net Zero Transition Working Group to consider ASFA'S Toward an energy transition accord, which set out five recommendations ...

New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Futures promises to help investors and financial institutions combat misleading net zero claims. "We believe this is a world-first, especially in that we are making this tool free and open source - anyone can use," ...

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... at this point the fund should be home to $380 billion. The priority areas are supporting the energy transition towards net zero, increasing the supply of residential housing in Australia, and improving infrastructure including economic resilience ad ...

Mega asset manager defends OECD complaint

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... US Senators asking it to address these issues in its holdings. BlackRock is a member of Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and has committed to investing 75% of corporate and sovereign investments in issuers with science-based targets. The ...

Global corporate emissions fall for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... during Trump's first term and will persist "irrespective of the new Trump administration." The biggest barrier to reaching net zero is technological, he said, with some industries like steel, concrete, shipping, airlines, and agriculture not having viable ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investment depends on demonstrating measurable, impactful action, not just good intentions." Emma Herd, co-lead of EY's Net Zero Centre and partner, climate change and sustainability services said with mandatory reporting coming to force on 1 January ...

COP fails to bridge yawning funding gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... delegations, the Guardian and BBC reported. Negotiators are struggling to reach an agreement on financing. The Taskforce on Net Zero Policy and its Secretariat the Principles for Responsible Investment said more strategic and effective mobilisation of ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to include social reporting frameworks in its climate standards, noting the link between the net zero transition and human rights. "Collaborating with other investors on a common goal will allow us to influence systemic ...