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Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Despite being voted down by the Australian public, the First Nations Voice to Parliament saw support from the private sector which viewed the federal advisory body as the next step for reconciliation. As the dust settles, experts say finance has an ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... them implement practices and solutions that reduce the impact of the changing climate on their local communities and business. This comes as recent research from The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) found that there are opportunities for investment ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... "More investment capital in the sector means more reporting requirements." Dale O'Niell, CEO of Warrakirri's cropping business previously told FS Sustainability that "agriculture has a unique role to play and is uniquely positioned" in the race to net ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... adaptation and mitigation. "Similarly we need reliable, scalable data on modern slavery risks to properly factor into business and investment decisions. Without this data we will struggle to set clear expectations, measure performance and understand ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... any place is investment ready," Cahill said. "But it's an invisible process, similar to feasibility studies for new business. Unless we invest in that, we could have negative outcomes." Parker said the costly challenge of decommissioning oil and ...

How to build a climate-resilient business: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Intergenerational report while also highlighting indirect impacts including disruptions to supply chains that interrupt business, more expensive or unavailable insurance and worse overall economic conditions. The IGCC strategy notes that there are barriers ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Frasers Property Group and Scentre Group have ranked among the top real estate firms in the world in the biggest year to date for the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assessment. This year GRESB Real Estate Assessment participation ...

Aware Super plugs in to renewable energy platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... purchased two operating solar farms which it is enhancing with BESS, invested in a commercial renewable asset finance business and has a further 10 grid solar and battery projects it is getting ready to construct. "Distributed energy is difficult for ...

New NZ gov scraps 2030 emissions goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Following an election win on Saturday, centre-right PM-elect Chris Luxon announced that his incoming government will abandon NZ plans for a zero emissions grid by 2030. Further, no new funding will go to renewables - but planning processes will be streamlined ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... no point setting an easy target. If I set a target of 55% renewals by 2030 that's not an effort, that's just business as usual." Despite the optimism, he says there are three main obstacles on the road to net zero by 2030: supply chains, social ...