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Banksia Foundation announces awards finalists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... diverse categories including biodiversity, sustainable tourism, future cities, health and wellbeing, ethical sourcing, agriculture and regional development, circular transition, diversity, net zero action, SME transformation, large business, youth and ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Warakirri Asset Management and Kilter Rural will take part in a pilot program that will bring an agriculture and food production sustainability assurance program to Australia. Leading Harvest is a non-profit that has developed the Farmland Management ...

Decarbonisation a key megatrend in private markets: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... understanding of policy, innovation, cost and resilience, which can create opportunities in power, transportation industry and agriculture, BlackRock noted. Infrastructure specifically will be influenced by what BlackRock calls the 3Ds - decarbonisation ...

2021 theme in review: biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... The report outlines industries with high dependency on biodiversity through operations include fisheries, forestry, agriculture and aquaculture; food, beverages and tobacco; heat utilities; construction, while industries with high impacts on biodiversity ...

SGX mandates TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability reports from the 2022 financial year. Climate reporting will then be mandatory for issuers in the financial, agriculture, food and forest products, and energy industries from FY 2023, while the materials and buildings, and transportation ...

Vontobel to assess biodiversity impacts of portfolio investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... ones who have not paid so much attention. The risks and opportunities of biodiversity loss are profound. "If modern agriculture is struggling with worsening soil quality and the impacts of monocropping, the risk is increasing," Roc-Sennett noted. "Global ...

Biodiversity loss a material financial risk: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... The report outlines industries with high dependency on biodiversity through operations include fisheries, forestry, agriculture and aquaculture; food, beverages and tobacco; heat utilities; construction, while industries with high impacts on biodiversity ...

CBA to pilot green loans for agribusiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... family-owned business covering emissions reduction, animal welfare and people wellbeing. https://www.fssustainability.com.au/agriculture-business-signs-first-sustainability-linked-loan Stockyard's sustainability strategy is aligned to beef industry's ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... combine philanthropy, innovation and commercial transactions. Secondly, it will embed rural economic opportunities, agriculture and forestry, outgrower schemes, and supporting people to develop services business and paying them on time. All of that gets ...

Credible COP26 outcome needed to catalyse private investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... looking at is commodity supply chains," Dodwell said. "How do you establish deforestation-free supply chains for food, agriculture and commodities trade and support dialogue on that? The UK has been trying to get producer and consumer countries to come ...