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CEFC makes $25m allocation to Orica to manage nitrous oxide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... technology across our operations. Orica is the world's largest provider of commercial explosives and blasting systems to the mining and infrastructure sectors. It supports the Paris Climate Agreement goals and has committed to reducing scope 1 and ...

ESG a thematic tailwind for microcap stocks: Yarra Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... input into many companies' social license to operate; RPM Global (RUL), a provider of a range of software modules to the mining industry bringing efficiency benefits and better decision making to the industry, and GR Engineering (GNG) and Lycopodium ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... component of rechargeable batteries, used to electrify transport and decarbonise energy markets, but conventional lithium mining and production methods can have a material carbon and cost footprint the CEFC said. The seed round will allow Novalith to ...

Companies fall short on net zero commitments: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... that rely heavily on offsets won't be able to sustain net zero in the long term. The report found property giant Dexus and mining company Fortescue had climate commitments fully aligned with 1.5 degrees, as they met all four principles. Most companies ...

Tightening climate focus on world's biggest emitters: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... Escalation Programme is our flagship 'climate action' programme. It is focused on 30 companies within the oil and gas, mining and utilities sectors which contribute towards a staggering 30% of annual global emissions when factoring their full lifecycle ...

ASX companies not disclosing labour hire risks: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... conducted a review of reporting by 37 ASX 100 companies in sectors including: airlines and airports, casinos, construction, mining, oil and gas exploration, property management, retail, utilities, supermarkets, and warehousing. "Across the board we're ...

Gender pay gaps "sabotage" diversity, profits: UniSA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... established that the three sectors with the largest gender pay gaps are energy, including oil and gas drilling, but excluding mining, information technology and industrials, and the three industries with the smallest gender pay gaps are health care ...

Banks' role in global decarbonisation under spotlight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... that would stand out," Butters said. "Many banks across the world are beginning to set restrictions on lending to coal mining or thermal power generation expansion projects. But others have gone a step further and have begun implementing coal phase out ...

Women make strides on ASX300 boards, but cultural diversity lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... most prevalent, they have decreased from 39% to 34.4% among board members. Other sectors represented in boards include mining energy and resources, at 14.3%, consumer/retail/leisure at 9.8%, engineering/manufacturing and construction at 8.5%. The report ...

Quant manager deploys AI to identify corporate greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... enables us to analyse significant amounts of both structured and unstructured data." Acadian uses ESG signals drawn from text mining of sustainability reports, regulatory filings, shareholder proposals and other company data. Signals range from the identification ...