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Greenwashing a barrier to responsible investment uptake

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... advisers have a perception that it's not always scalable. What I was really pleased to see is the uptick in the production of RI models, but also integration of responsible investment mainstream models, because that's been a challenge we've ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... constrained by cost-of-living barriers. Experts say more investment is needed in ethical businesses to help scale up production and bring down costs. Investment is also needed in upskilling awareness and education around ethical products, including consistent ...

New Forests to sell NZ assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... investors for 10 years, and over this time, working closely with the on the ground property managers, have increased production, improved efficiencies, and added sustainability metrics to improve the overall health of the assets," said New Forests managing ...

Warakirri launches Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... will be completed on less productive or un-arable areas of assets and designed to maximise biodiversity value. Food production is responsible for approximately 26% of global GHG emissions. But the CSIRO estimate the Australian cropping industry represents ...

ASIC considering wider lens for greenwashing focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... carbon intensive fossil fuels like thermal coal. Exclusions were also stated to apply to companies involved in alcohol production and gambling. ASIC has also issued a series of infringement notices totalling more than $150,000, including against Future ...

Mirova targets super funds in multi-billion dollar raise

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the financing requirements for resilient infrastructure, which it said is crucial for the decarbonisation of energy production and consumption. The new offering will build on Mirova's prior energy transition funds and maintain flexible investment ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... medium-term expectations for portfolio companies. Last year, our pure play renewable energy investments delivered a combined production of over 5.2 TWh of clean energy for consumers, displacing approximately 1.86 million tonnes of CO2e," Element said. ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... return on investment, which can be difficult, when the market value of the asset is trending down because of eroding production weighted average price but cost of capital and cost of materials are going up. Q: How do you overcome this? A: The solution ...

Investors lack clarity, rural solutions lack funding

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... "confident investment now", alongside clear policy signals from government. "By 2035 we could see thriving green iron production, clean energy exports, and a host of innovative new businesses." Matthee said rural communities are keen to capitalise on ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... forced and child labour to mine the cobalt used in lithium-ion batteries; through state-sponsored forced labour in the production of the polysilicon used in photovoltaic solar panels; and at other points in the renewables value-chain," he said. "In the ...