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Australian Ethical grants $500k to climate solutions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... as this year's deserving recipients. "I think that's another reason for our members to feel good and know their money is working for the benefit of many as well as long-term returns."

TCorp issues first sustainability bond of 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Chandler said. "It will take longer than some of our peers just because we don't take greenfield projects. We wait until the money is spent." Other future projects that have been earmarked include work to continue rolling out an LED lighting programme ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... violated consumer protection laws. Several US states, including Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia have pulled state money out of the firm in an anti-ESG backlash. In his March 2023 letter, Fink identified climate risk and the energy transition as ...

Preparing for mandatory climate reporting: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... institutions are comfortable that investment is being derisked through the processes in place, we will see private sector money going in the right direction. Australia has the most extraordinary land area. We must decide how best to use this space. Do ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... implement. "We're not going to get the trillions of dollars required to go to emerging markets without private sector money and there were really interesting discussions on how to get that money going in public private partnerships or interesting ...

COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... communities get the support they desperately need - but stops short of the fund communities deserve. "What's unclear is where the money is going to come from. When it comes to financing the Loss and Damage Fund, the outcome of this COP must confirm that ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... saying we're not going to purchase from you without it. "These are big agreements - the government spends huge amounts if money, from furniture to office supplies, that's a big market. The more we can encourage hard-to-abate sectors to giddyap on emissions ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... credits allegedly linked to potential forced labour of Uyghur minority in China, as reported by the Guardian and Follow the Money. The investigation alleged that South Pole was aware of risk of forced labour in 2021 but did not raise concerns with the ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... blended finance and how the private sector is leveraging its funds to drive opportunities forward and how private sector money will help the business case around adaptation investment. "Some of the blended finance examples we saw at the last COP suggested ...

ASX50 lags on disclosure of political spending: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the discourse, the advocacy of companies and we need to clearly understand the political spending. That is shareholders' money that is going towards political spending. Shareholders deserve to be able to see really clearly what's being spent where and ...