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States and feds step up on nature and resources

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek announced new initiatives to target waste from lithium batteries, tyres, and packaging, invasive species control, and no new extinctions. The government also agreed ...

Palisade Real Assets wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... biogas and biofertiliser operations and other infrastructure that essentially captures and converts energy from organic waste into efficient heat, electricity, and transport solutions. On the back of the new mandate, Palisade acquired AD Aggregator Platform ...

Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... 2023 baseline." To achieve its goal, the property investor will encourage tenants to switch to renewables, and to reduce waste it will provide tenant support through waste stream signage and education. The gender pay target forms part of Cromwell's broader ...

Australian Ethical updates investment guide

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... such as energy efficient and renewable products and technologies; limiting harm to nature, for example through recycling, waste management and environment services; and empowering people to pursue interest and projects they value both individually and ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has this week launched the first Green Treasury Bond. The $7 billion sovereign green bonds will mature on June 21, 2034 and settlement will occur on June 14. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deutsche ...

Plibersek threatens circularity laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... were made at the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence's Australian Product Stewardship Forum, where panelists discussed waste and responsibility across the product lifecycle. The Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020 will undergo a five-year review ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... will be tied to the company's sustainability performance targets, which include metrics such as emissions intensity, waste reduction, water consumption, and labour certification. These targets are in line with ISPT's ESG framework, which focuses ...

DEI winner takes home top prize

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... people from refugee and new migrant communities via an ethical manufacturing studio and retail store - while reducing textile waste. The charity won the Gold National Banksia Sustainability Award and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award sponsored ...

Lombard Odier brings plastic circularity fund down under

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Investment Partners. Equity Trustees will serve as responsible entity of the fund. The fund's objective is to reduce plastic waste and greenhouse gas emissions in the plastic value chain while delivering market returns, it said. It aims to do this ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... investment was made through a total $400 million first close for green infrastructure and business investment arm that invests in waste-to-energy and resource efficiency. The second commitment was to European private equity firm and specialist healthcare ...