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Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Inter-American Development Bank Group, Islamic Development Bank, African Development Bank, and New Development Bank. Australia is a founding member of ADB. It has provided $8.17 billion in capital subscription to ADB. It has also contributed and committed ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... currently are more than 50 million people estimated to be living under modern slavery worldwide, with an estimated 41,000 in Australia. The commissioner, who is the first anti-slavery commissioner in the country and the second globally, said the plan ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Western Australia has issued its inaugural green bond, with use of proceeds to support projects delivering environmental and decarbonisation outcomes. Western Australia Treasury Corporation (WATC) issued the 4.25% ten-year bond, which was "heavily oversubscribed" ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... agriculture practices." Gunn Agri Partners currently has over 2.5 million acres of grazing pastures and forests in Northern Australia, said Gunn Agri Partners founding chair Bill Gunn. "Our second strategy, focused on row crops is fully deployed and ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
IFM Investors and Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair Greg Combet has relinquished his role to head the government's new Net Zero Economy Agency. Recognised for his expertise in government, investment, climate policy, and industrial relations ...

ASX C-Suite notch up double-digit salary increases: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... companies rose an inflation-busting 15% for CEOs and 19% for managing directors, according to the Governance Institute of Australia. The Governance Institute has released its annual Board & Executive Remuneration Report in collaboration with McGuirk ...

Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Climate Action 100+ will step up engagement activities and shift the focus from corporate climate-related disclosure to implementation of climate transition plans while increasing obligations on lead investors. Climate Action 100+ is a collaborative ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... occurrence, magnitude, and temporal changes to the gas bubble seepage in decommissioned wells off the coast of West Australia. CSIRO is not involved in seepage monitoring in any other parts of Australian waters. A spokesperson from the offshore energy ...

Cost a barrier for SME ambition on net zero: BSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... released its Net Zero Barometer Report 2023. The report covers UK-based SMEs, but the reported sentiments hold truth in Australia as well, said BSI Australia chief operating officer Chris Meehan. Meehan noted that in Australia, 98% of businesses are ...

A new "nuclear renaissance" for investors: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... domestic uranium producers for the Australian small companies portfolio, Hudak said. Companies that mine uranium in Australia are in a strong position to capitalise on increased demand, he said. What is going to be key in this sector is the source of ...