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ASX100 improving on modern slavery disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Review Report suggests modern slavery reporting should follow a three-year reporting cycle with interim reports, the government has not made a decision. Until then, it remains essential for statements to provide comprehensive disclosure in their enti ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), backed by Australia and more than 600 government and non-government partners, has announced $17 billion in new funding for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovations. The ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Global public and private funding directly damages nature reached US$7 trillion per year, while funding with a positive impact reached $200 billion last year - a 30-fold gap. New research from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) compared ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian government has announced it will rejoin the global Green Climate Fund with an initial contribution of $50 million, and allocate $100 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, to help developing countries transition their economies to ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... green bond expenditures against the criteria and oversee the allocation and impact reporting and risk management. The government also outlined excluded projects - nuclear energy arms and ammunition manufacturing and chemical weapons manufacture; production ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... and damage, the integration of climate into biodiversity, and how human rights and the just transition figure into government, business and investor commitments are all topics of interest at COP28. Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration ...

Research flags need for comprehensive ESG reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... 2024 for large entities, with smaller businesses to follow in 2027-2028. Treasurer Jim Chalmers recently announced the government will merge the three bodies that oversee financial reporting and set reporting standards - the Australian Accounting Standards ...

Nature Market Repair Bill passes Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... voluntary national market to deliver improved biodiversity outcomes in Australia. The bill was passed after the Albanese government struck an agreement with Greens that saw a controversial proposal to include biodiversity offsets struck from the legislation. ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... the CETP comes after a group of nine Pacific Island civil society groups issued an open letter urging the Australian government to make the pledge. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Penny Wong stated that the commitment was in recognition that climate ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Australia is among more than 60 countries to endorse the COP28 Gender-Responsive Just Transitions and Climate Action Partnership, which will focus on supporting women's economic empowerment during the transition to a low climate global economy. ...

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Budget 2024: A win for clean energy, not environment

ROSE MARY PETRASS
The Federal Budget is an "excellent down-payment" on clean energy - but fails on nature and biodiversity, gas, electrification, and ACCUs.

Stewardship resources should double

ROSE MARY PETRASS
Stewardship is under-resourced as investors grapple with assessing how organisations align with the ambitions of clients and beneficiaries.

ESG jobs in 2024: Salaries, career tips and more

ROSE MARY PETRASS
In this episode of The Greener Way, we hear from Simon Gvalda, manager of the ESG and Responsible Investment Recruitment team at Kaizen Recruitment, who recently released their much-awaited salary guide for ESG roles in 2024.

Fund selection risk a material issue

ROSE MARY PETRASS
Investors face fund selection risk and a substantial disparity in performance when choosing sustainable investment strategies, especially when it comes to ESG exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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