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BHP, Rio Tinto, Qantas back carbon credits fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... goal for net zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions from our operations, and to meet compliance obligations under the Safeguard Mechanism Act." The Safeguard Mechanism applies to more than 200 of Australia's largest industrial facilities, including ...

First Environmental Futures trade on ASX

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... institutional investors, trading houses and carbon markets participants, compliance entities, and corporates as the Safeguard Mechanism comes into effect. "A liquid and transparent Environmental Futures market will give organisations greater visibility ...

Podcast: Radical super reform for climate change progress with retirement heavyweight Jeremy Cooper

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... ASIC. Superannuation, with its long-term investment view, necessarily requires a transition to a sustainable economy to safeguard retirements - especially for the many members set to live to the end of the century. And according to Jeremy, his plan is ...

Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... like this: Mandate decarbonisation for the Future Fund, change the performance test, and introduce an equivalent to the safeguard mechanism. The Future Fund should also follow the Future Group (and NBIM) by having its own separate climate advisory board. ...

States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... state government published its Green Iron and Steel Strategy to establish industry, ensure competitive advantage, and safeguard sustainable long-term prosperity alongside communities, Aboriginal Peoples and Native Title groups. This includes a new hydrogen-based ...

APRA acts on climate risk watch

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia's financial system remains stable. Lonsdale also announced new initiatives to combat cyber-attacks and safeguard data security. The annual performance test results, assessing the performance of superannuation investment options against ...

Sustainable Finance Taxonomy open for consultation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) today released its first consultation on sustainable finance taxonomy, a set of definitions that make it easier for financiers to fund sustainable assets and activities. ASFI is consulting on the draft ...

Unclear rules pose investment risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... proposals. The judges noted the "ill-suitedness" of current environmental laws. Coal and gas projects fall under the 'safeguard mechanism' laws, which cap emissions and force heavy-emitters to rely on the purchase of offsets. Environmental Justice ...

ASIC consults on guidance for carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) proposed an overhaul of its regulatory guide to address the safeguard mechanism reforms. The proposed updates, which address reforms to the financial services and markets section of the Corporations ...

Podcast: Advancing First Nations outcomes with Phil Usher

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... First Nations Peoples. The foundation is also equipping professionals with the cultural tools they need to ensure they safeguard respect and effective engagement through this process.