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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 ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Cockayne said. FLORET estimates that sectors with higher risk include mining, oil and gas extraction, manufacturing and construction. "In some ways this is not surprising," Cockayne said. "Modern slavery risks tend to be higher in sectors that rely more ...

CEFC allocates $100m to NSW infrastructure roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... projects in New South Wales through the Rewiring the Nation Fund (RTN). The investment allocation will support the construction of renewable generation, long duration storage and grid infrastructure as part of the NSW Infrastructure Roadmap. The roadmap ...

Grim stats for company, investor net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... result, investors may want to consider a "glide path" strategy to decarbonise their portfolios, Picone said. "What the construction process can do is trade out those companies that aren't decarbonising and trade in the companies that are decarbonising ...

Public-private partnership to tackle VIC housing crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Victoria has proposed a public-private partnership approach to encourage investment and accelerate the construction of high-quality affordable homes in the hope that supply will bring down skyrocketing housing prices. A target of 800,000 homes over ...

Investors eye opportunities in Housing Australia Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... and affordable rental housing," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The government has committed to seeing the construction of 30,000 new social and affordable rental homes in the fund's first five years. It also opens new opportunities for private ...

Podcast: Ramping up impact on climate and biodiversity - Ingrid Kukuljan

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... talking with Ingrid Kukuljan, the head of impact and sustainability at Federated Hermes. Ingrid is responsible for the construction and management of the portfolios within Federated Hermes' impact and sustainability strategy and, among other activities ...

Mandatory sustainability calculator streamlines housing approvals

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... whether proposed major developments meet environmental sustainability requirements before they're approved for construction in Sydney. The Environmental Sustainability Calculator, created by the Georges River Council's planning and environment ...

Investors in hot seat over impact of 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... 50 degree day will occur in Australia. The simulation outlines the impact of a 50-degree day via four avatars - a construction worker, a farmer, a supermarket manager and an A&E doctor. "We wanted a cross section," Noble said. "Each one is telling a ...

ARENA backs hydrogen electrolyser startup

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... exceptional 95% (41.5 kWh/kg) efficiency combined with cost-effective materials and reduced engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) costs, Hysata's electrolyser will transform the economics of green hydrogen production." Stanwell CEO Michael ...