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Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... that if these communities are upset then they know a lot about spanners and exactly where to stick them, which will stop the pace of the transition." "If it's not done well, there will be consequences," Ros McKay, head of responsible investment at ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... further clarifying the market expectations and deterring misconduct." Jones noted the funding would also ensure ASIC "keeps pace" with overseas regulators who are concentrating on greenwashing-related enforcement. "Greenwashing corrodes the credibility ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... changes from 25 companies assessed from 2013 to 2022. The report found that within Australia's fashion industry at current pace of change, it will take 75 years for all companies to pay a living wage at a minimum of one factory each, 30 years for ...

Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... debt, upfinancings of existing hydro assets and proceeds from asset recycling initiatives. "As the energy transition gathers pace, what's needed is increasingly clear: faster deployment of large-scale renewables, the accelerated, responsible retirement ...

Climate change to shape economy long-term: Forum

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... terms of the actual demand on the ground - but also increasing scrutiny from the regulators," she said, "We are moving at pace here, and it's going to affect the way portfolios are constructed." In another presentation at the Chief Economists Forum ...

How smart approaches to decarbonisation can generate alpha

TRAVIS WHITMORE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are stripping emissions from their portfolios at an increasing pace Our data shows that from January 2019 to January 2021, global institutional portfolios reduced their carbon intensity by 25 percent. Research from State Street ...

Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Demand for employees with "green skills" has surged in recent years, but the pool of talent has not kept pace, meaning companies have to consider how they position themselves to attract from a "small but strategically vital" talent pool. Hays notes ...

Investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure on the rise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... capture carbon, according to US firm Vinson & Elkins. Interest in lower carbon energy infrastructure deals has maintained pace through the Biden administration and is intensifying as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act. There is now a "wall of money ...

Directors engage on breadth of ESG issues facing companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... generally and their company boards specifically, citing social license to operate, being a purpose-driven organisation, the pace of disruption and managing constant change as important issues for board governance. Wood was strongly supportive of passage ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... other businesses, as well as financial institutions and engaging with policymakers helps Australian companies understand the pace and scale of the decarbonization transition that is occurring in real time," he said. The United Nations Framework Convention ...