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Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... policymakers currently push for a precautionary, safe and sustainable by-design approach, emphasising that chemicals, materials, and production processes should minimise harm. This approach is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. ...

BlueScope receives funding for lower emissions project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... industries to adopt and manufacture cleaner technologies." "Steel is essential for our energy transformation. 90% of the materials that go into making a wind turbine are steel and cement, and we're going to need a lot more of it." "Total steel demand ...

Guide to identify and manage modern slavery for NSW entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... office will stand ready to support covered entities working to implement this guidance, by providing advice, training, materials, learning opportunities and analysis of reported data and trends."

Element Zero raises US$10M for zero-carbon iron

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... electrochemical method of an alkaline solution and electric current allows for lower temperature processing, meaning the materials can be processed using renewables like wind, solar, and hydropower. After 18 months of development, the prototype can produce ...

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures disbanded

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... November 2023, the TCFD website will no longer be updated or monitored but will remain available with resources for materials developed by the Task Force. This follows the United Nations Conference of the Parties COP28, and the release of the TCFD's ...

Impact investing as greenwashing antidote: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... The Global Impact Strategy holds 93 companies in the portfolio and because it excludes fossil fuel companies and most materials companies, it has underperformed wider indices, but Balkrishna said it has performed strongly in comparison to other impact ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... value of the asset is trending down because of eroding production weighted average price but cost of capital and cost of materials are going up. Q: How do you overcome this? A: The solution is for investors not to think about a specific standalone asset ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Construction materials company Boral is in investors' spotlight after walking back its 2025 interim net zero commitment on the way to decarbonizing by 2050. Investors participating in the Climate Action 100+ engagement with Boral, a list participant ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Building Council, a low impact method of demolition that has recycled approximately 70,000 tonnes of building materials on-site, saving up to 7,000 truck movements in this time.

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Insurance Council Roadmap to Net Zero urges insurers to implement a shadow carbon price, encourage innovative building materials for climate resilience, and capitalise on the large quantities of minerals required to capitalise on this transition. Hutley ...