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Experts consider mining the transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... place in the Pilbara." Fortescue has announced a deal with multi-national equipment manufacturer Liebherr for the development and supply of green mining haul trucks for integration with the zero emission power system technologies being developed by Fortescue ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
A range of ESG-related regulatory actions have come up for discussion in the last week, including a commitment by the assistant treasurer to establish national standards for a green taxonomy, APRA flagging that their climate vulnerability assessment ...

Altius Asset Management publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... finance." Altius' combined funds have a predictive temperature increase of 1.5°C, aligning with the Sustainable Development Scenario (SDS), a Paris-aligned benchmark that seeks to limit a potential global temperature increase to 2.0°C by 2050. ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... zero. "There are already some good examples for blended finance, particularly if you look at any of the multilateral development banks," she said. "They have some great examples. But it's not moving fast enough. We know that we need to access private ...

Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... designed to modernise and decarbonise the energy grid as well as unlock financial and planning barriers to private-sector development of renewable energy infrastructure. "The most important thing for me is the recognition of the need to lift critical ...

ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... report the social and environmental impact of investment, lending and insurance decisions in support of the Sustainable Development Goals. There will also be a discussion of regulatory and policy developments in Australia and around the world. "Where ...

New Forests African forestry fund receives US$200m in investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... (AFIP) fund and announced its first acquisition. AFIP will acquire Green Resources, East Africa's largest forest development and wood processing company. The fund is a partnership between New Forests, British International Investment (BII), Norfund ...

Vanguard, Hejaz, abrdn launch sustainable products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... cobalt, graphite, manganese, silver, and rare earth metals, as well as other companies involved in the discovery, development, and manufacture of these ETMs.

Australia leads on climate risk coverage, but depth lacking: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... term climate risk and uncertainties and forecasts and how that's translated into financial impact. That area is in development and a lot of companies are grappling with it."

Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... for similar skillset," he said. "On the white-collar side, there are shortages in human resources and organisational development and many of those departments might have CSR for example within the portfolio. "Then again, right up through the C suite ...