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Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... integrate nature reporting strategies with well-established climate operations. "This new framework couldn't come soon enough," said Center. "This year, we are at the halfway point for the Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030), and we are not ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... some labels such as Fair Trade and the Rainforest Alliance quantify some ethical metrics, Kitto says no standard goes far enough. For example, while "certification on its own won't address the sustainability and ethics issues related to chocolate," Chocolate ...

Assessing companies ability to make the low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... where you have to start somewhere," he said. "Financial are going to be an issue where the data today isn't robust enough to make a fully precise calculation where risk exposure lies and we have clients who recognise that and we want to do something." ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... communities. One challenge that needs to be managed is the fact that renewable energy generation isn't matched with enough battery storage. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) noted in its report on the third quarter of 2023 that higher ...

VIC SEC is back with $1 billion renewable target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... first investment by the SEC will be $1 billion towards building 4.5 gigawatts of new power through and storage projects - enough to power around 1.5 million homes. The investment aims to increase renewable energy storage and onshore generation to support ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... coordination and planning are essential, Saunders disagreed. Credits "must occur because they have to," he said. "There is enough private and public interest in the space that we will get there." "Public funding alone is not enough - we need private ...

New NZ gov scraps 2030 emissions goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... according to data from OpenNEM South Australia averaged 90% wind and solar over the past week - meaning the state generated enough wind and solar to meet more than 90% of its energy needs.

Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... doesn't seem as though the transitional climate risk is being built into capital allocation frameworks in a significant enough way." There is also lagging action on plans for a just transition which means making adequate provisions for the impact of ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... physical injuries. Alphinity Investment head of ESG and sustainability Jessica: "Some of this is not being picked up early enough, they're waiting until it's too late to report... If reporting improves, people feel more confident to report." There is ...

Exiting emissions-intensive assets may not reduce climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... transition plans... while contributing to a just transition," she said. "Words alone won't get us to where we need to be fast enough - actions will."