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Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Scape chief financial officer Tim Peel. "SLLs and similar sustainable finance instruments are relatively new to the Australian property sector so it is significant that Scape is undertaking this SLL, as a demonstration of the maturity of the PBSA sector ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... dominates 85% of the world's solar manufacturing, Bowen urged Australia to focus more on quality onshore manufacturing. Australian solar is more expensive than Chinese solar. On a global scale, Bowen pointed out the need for countries, including Australia ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The Federal Court has dismissed a challenge to two coal mine developments, establishing a precedent that the federal government can disregard the climate risks posed by such fossil fuel projects when deciding whether to approve them. In Environment ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... armed conflicts currently underway in the world. Fauve Kurnadi, a legal adviser on international humanitarian law at Australian Red Cross, noted the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement's extreme concern about the escalation of armed violence ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... disclose their climate plans for shareholder vote. Commentators say there is strong support for Say on Climate among Australian investors. Say on Climate resolutions are currently voluntary. It was dropped on Monday ahead of a debate and vote by the ...

ACCC approves Origin Energy bid on renewable grounds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has greenlit Brookfield and MidOcean's proposed acquisition of Origin Energy. The ACCC partially based its authorisation on the public benefit of the proposed accelerated roll-out of renewable ...

Impax launches global fund down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... more natural ingredients; and a shift to a more personalised medical care, with stronger demand for diagnostic tools. "Australian investors are recognising the opportunity to capitalize on the transition to a move sustainable economy and are wanting ...

Act now on carbon emissions to avoid higher costs later: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The price of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) is likely to double by 2035, meaning that companies should act now to reduce or abate emissions, according to EY. EY has published Changing Gears: Australia's Carbon Market Outlook 2023, which ...

Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... to mandatory climate disclosure in Australia, the "biggest change in corporate reporting in a generation," with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) publishing a guide to assist directors' focus on the task ahead. The AICD guide is ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... insurmountable burden for consumers. Recent research from the Climate Council found that an estimated 1.24 million Australian households (nearly one in eight) are facing an insurance affordability crisis. This is an increase of 240,000 households when ...