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Does Canberra's agenda align with sustainable investment?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... train before, that's feeding through into the market in terms of what's available." Action on climate by the federal government will catalyse and enhance this and will result in greater supply and demand in sustainable investment, she said. "Climate ...

Ratification of Forced Labour Protocol to impact Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian government recently ratified the Forced Labour Protocol, committing the federal government to enhanced responses to one of the sources of modern labour. The ratification, which occurred before the May 14 Federal election was called, brings ...

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 ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... that the 22/23 Budget adds 'virtually nothing' to that. "Rather than investing in a green economic future, the federal government has used tonight's Budget to toss mere pennies at genuine emissions reduction initiatives, such as the regional renewable ...

Divestment from sanctioned Russian companies a matter of governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Russian securities if the underlying company appears on the ever-growing list of sanctioned entities by the federal government, meaning divestment from certain Russian securities moves beyond ethical divestment calls into the realm of governance and ...

Accountants to play central role in ESG developments: CPA Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... to see further increases in the depth and sophistication of recommended metric and targets. "Irrespective of Federal government action or inaction, Australia's financial regulators will continue to play a leadership role in responding to climate change," ...

Vestas Wind Systems call for federal support for energy grid transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
The federal government needs to invest in the national energy grid to support the transition to renewable energy, according to the head of Vestas Wind Systems Australia and New Zealand. "Though we've had great success in keeping up the rollout of ...

Property manager buys nearly 100,000 carbon credits for offsetting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT) has purchased nearly 100,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to meet carbon neutral commitments for its property portfolio. ISPT has purchased and surrendered 97,000 ACCUs, representing one metric tonne of ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... tipping point for the transition to net zero emissions in Australia as evidenced by recent announcements from the federal government. While promisingly, many of the companies assessed for this report have set net zero targets, it is unclear based on ...

Australia needs 2035 net zero target: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Researchers at RMIT have called on the federal government to set a net zero target for 2035, re-introduce a national price on carbon and mandate reporting of carbon emissions to support businesses in achieving decarbonisation goals. Lead author of the ...