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HSBC funds blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... so they can be registered collectively under the Australian Emissions Reduction Fund and sell ACCUs to the Federal government on secondary markets. The pilot has support from the Federal, Queensland and South Australian governments. The fund will establish ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... mandating a big emissions cap, electric vehicles, renewable portfolio standards etc., etc. So I think we need to hold government and companies accountable for actually reducing emissions and undertaking policies and encouraging policies that restore ...

Alcoa alumina refining project receives ARENA funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... energy projects and technologies with the potential to support reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. ""The state government is proud to support these projects in their efforts to decarbonise existing industry and develop new low carbon industries," ...

Labor election pledge on YFYS performance test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Stephen Jones said that elected, a Labor government would review the Your Future Your Super (YFYS) performance test because of "unintended and negative consequences" on ...

Banksia Foundation National Awards highlight sustainable innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... CEO Graz van Egmond said. "We don't concentrate on any one industry group, and we have seen entrees from individuals, government, communities, and business, and I think this is what makes this so special. You can see from across the whole spectrum what ...

Janus Henderson launches net zero active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
Janus Henderson Investors has launched a net zero active ETF on the ASX. The Janus Henderson Net Zero Transition Resources Active ETF (JZRO) is the fund manager's third active ETF in Australia and seeks to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio ...

Call to catalyse Australia's green hydrogen industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... hydrogen is going to make a lot of sense. Viability is in the eye of the beholder, if you like." PwC also outlined four government policy areas for renewable hydrogen: setting formal emissions targets to drive demand signals and attract investment, developing ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... announced the fuel excise will be cut in half, from 44 cents a litre to 22 cents a litre, for six months, with the government hopeful global oil prices will stabilise after that. There will also be a $12 billion road spend in the coming year, and to ...

The value of knowing what you own

MARY JANE MCQUILLEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
If 2020 was a year of reaction, ushering some of the biggest changes to daily life in recent memory, 2021 brought what could be called a year of reflection and reassessment. Many questions were social: vaccines were distributed, but where would they ...

Greenwashing key concern as Ethical Advisers Co-op passes $2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... of regulation which could control unmerited ESG claims. "The public policy group is more involved in engaging with government and regulators, and they're a big part of our work," Fitzpatrick said. "One of the key points is the prevalence of greenwashing. ...