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Less than 20% of ASX200 disclose financial impacts of climate risk: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... mean. "As a sector, financial services and the heavy emitters are leading the charge" Stubbins said. "Energy companies, mining companies - they're all looking at this very closely." Drilling specifically into carbon emissions reporting, there has been ...

Critical talent shortage could stall net zero progress: Hays

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... a blue-collar workforce to install in remote regions, that means you're competing with a whole bunch of industries like mining for similar skillset," he said. "On the white-collar side, there are shortages in human resources and organisational development ...

Cobalt essential to net zero goals but brings labour risks: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... supplies. However, ISS ESG notes that "a large portion of DRC cobalt production is through artisanal and informal small-scale mining, which operates without safety standards or worker protections." Further, ISS ESG notes, child labour and accident rates ...

Fortescue Metals strengthens 2030 decarbonisation targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... additional 2-3 GW of renewable energy generation and battery storage and the estimated incremental costs associated with a green mining fleet and locomotives. "The capital expenditure to purchase the fleet will be aligned with the scheduled asset replacement ...

Glencore faces greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The Environmental Defenders Office has filed a complaint with ASIC and the ACCC against mining company Glencore over allegations of greenwashing and behaviour towards Traditional Owners. The Environmental Defenders Office, on behalf of The Plains Clan ...

Government launches review of Safeguard Mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... carbon emissions. The Safeguard Mechanism covers around half of Australia's emissions, which mainly come from electricity, mining, oil and gas production, manufacturing, transport and waste facilities. Through the review of the Safeguard Mechanism, the ...

CEFC, ANZ provide discount finance for SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... in the agriculture sector, $30.9 million in manufacturing, $26.7 million in retail and wholesaling and $21.8 million in mining. More than $1 billion of CEFC finance has been deployed to help commercial borrowers access discounted finance to invest in ...

Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Westpac said. Westpac has previously committed to exit financing of thermal coal by 2030, and has updated their thermal coal mining definition to align with the NZBA guidelines for thermal coal. The new NZBA-aligned definition applies to companies where ...

Innova launches ESG model portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... more than 1% of revenue from tobacco and weapons, and companies that derive more than 10% of revenue from thermal coal mining, fossil fuel, alcohol, gambling, pornography, as well as companies that undergo severe discrimination controversies, Innova ...

Australian miners top list as critical minerals demand grows: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... going to have to look at different development pathways to be able to economically mine these minerals," said PwC national mining leader Debbie Smith. "It's not just about economic decisions when you have the ESG overlay, it has to be that all stakeholders ...