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Exiting emissions-intensive assets may not reduce climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Network Australia, said the fact that the majority of companies will fail to achieve net zero goals if they don't double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030 should be a "red flag" for investors. However, she said divestment alone will not accelerate ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Tokyo East. Collectively, AirTrunk's APJ data centre platform offers almost 1.38GW of capacity and is growing at a rapid pace to address customer demand for public cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, AirTrunk said. AirTrunk has now raised ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Group (TTEG). "It is imperative that we develop a sustainable finance taxonomy that is fit for purpose in Australia at the pace and scale commensurate with the challenge ahead of us," Debelle said. "The establishment of the TTEG and commencement of the ...

Seismic shift expected in global energy mix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... renewable energy is huge," Chamberlayne commented. "Not only is it backed strongly by governments across the globe, but the pace of investment in clean technologies is much faster than many have anticipated. As such, we expect to see seismic shift from ...

No room for complacency for Australia as a renewable energy superpower

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... because you don't need to reserve for security guards and other expenses." Capturing these opportunities will require greater pace and scale of renewables deployment and low carbon innovation. EY says successfully capturing these opportunities will require ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... that if these communities are upset then they know a lot about spanners and exactly where to stick them, which will stop the pace of the transition." "If it's not done well, there will be consequences," Ros McKay, head of responsible investment at ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... further clarifying the market expectations and deterring misconduct." Jones noted the funding would also ensure ASIC "keeps pace" with overseas regulators who are concentrating on greenwashing-related enforcement. "Greenwashing corrodes the credibility ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... changes from 25 companies assessed from 2013 to 2022. The report found that within Australia's fashion industry at current pace of change, it will take 75 years for all companies to pay a living wage at a minimum of one factory each, 30 years for ...

Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... debt, upfinancings of existing hydro assets and proceeds from asset recycling initiatives. "As the energy transition gathers pace, what's needed is increasingly clear: faster deployment of large-scale renewables, the accelerated, responsible retirement ...

Climate change to shape economy long-term: Forum

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... terms of the actual demand on the ground - but also increasing scrutiny from the regulators," she said, "We are moving at pace here, and it's going to affect the way portfolios are constructed." In another presentation at the Chief Economists Forum ...