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Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... weighed the relative issues without prioritising one over the other, Lettini said. The index shows that 60% of the intensive farming sector - 36 large companies worth $152 billion - is categorized as 'high risk' by the FAIRR index. The index also found ...

Citi, Credit Suisse recognised at ESG Research Australia awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... research considered for awards included retail supply chain management, workplace safety, gender diversity on boards, farming and antibiotic use, and climate change. Emerging issues included food safety, plus a return to coverage of environmental issues ...

Climate Bonds Initiative CEO speaks on 2017 green bond market outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... create broader systems, at least in Asia. Don't just get it right here - export it!" Kidney also pointed to the Carbon Farming Initiative as a unique area of expertise that should be considered in markets like Europe and the United States. "[CFI] is ...

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... what can be done to stop the initiative ending up as greenwash and to demonstrate foresight and leadership for the animal farming sector? Recent events Australian beef production, distribution, slaughter and supply chain treatment has been through testing ...

South Pole Group acquires Climate Friendly, splits business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... integration of Climate Friendly's carbon and renewables business into the South Pole Group," while Climate Friendly's Carbon Farming Initiative business will continue as an independent company. South Pole Group will have a majority ownership in the CFI ...

Connecting off-grid communities with renewable tech: AllGrid Energy

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... into biodiesel," according to the AllGrid website. People can then use that biodiesel directly for their cars, use it in farming or sell it as a commodity. Pratt connected the company's foundation as an Indigenous-owned business as central to the business ...

Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... raising concerns about material risks in the growing demand for animal protein and the overreliance on"unsustainable factory farming of livestock" to meet that demand, and cite a briefing, The future of food - the investment case for a protein shake ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... derive revenue from practices such as tobacco, gambling, alcohol, child labour, cluster munitions, pornography and factory farming, the asset manager said. Dimensional's methodology is augmented by its internal research team in the US as well as third-party ...

Paris Agreement refers to mitigation co-benefits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... climate change'. For her part, Gerrard spoke on a panel examining the Australian Indigenous experience with the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) with particular reference to the savanna methodology, and the way in which Indigenous organisations are working ...

Assessing net benefits of Indigenous CFI projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) projects that have been conducted by Indigenous groups have provided net benefits beyond environmental savings, according to a senior associate with Allens. Emily Gerrard, Allens Arthur Robinson Emily Gerrard, a senior ...