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Investors slam dumping of nature positive laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... capital is a key theme for company engagement, with 62% of investors engaging with companies on biodiversity/nature conservation and 48% on natural capital issues, according to RIAA's 2024 Australian Responsible Investment Benchmark Report. "Investors ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... followed by solar energy. Sustainable research and development, biodiversity protection and restoration, and water conservation and management are also top areas pinned for expenditure. Global investment manager Ninety One predicts such innovations will ...

Investors "not interested" in nuclear

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... systems for every Australian dwelling that doesn't already have one. That's according to analysis from the Australian Conservation Foundation. CSIRO's GenCost report ranks nuclear power as the most expensive option - double the cost of renewables. They're ...

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... energy access to those previously unable to benefit from rooftop solar installations. Net Zero Action Award - Taronga Conservation Society Australia Taronga Conservation Society Australia achieved remarkable sustainability milestones, becoming the first ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... even generations to achieve." Some sectors, however, that previously garnered little attention, like funding for conservation and the environment, are starting to gain traction - funding levels have risen from 1% to 3%. The report said this modest growth ...

Is 'nature positive' the next big thing?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... facing moderate to high exposure to nature risks, including impacts on water, air, and soil resources. The Australian Conservation Foundation reported in June that Australia could face losses of $20 billion per year in GDP by 2050 if the rapid decline ...

Betashares launches first ethical bonds ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... entertainment, based on a 0-5% revenue threshold. There is a total exclusion of activities that harm World Heritage and High Conservation areas, animal cruelty, environmentally destructive or controversial chemicals, and unfair or abusive lending practices. ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... expanding the objectives and partner base to "catalyse marine genomics and environmental DNA as essential tools for ocean conservation and sustainable management," comments Jessica McLagan, chief of staff to the CEO at Minderoo and Tattarang. Bunce is ...

Nature and climate now on equal footing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... Roughly 50% of Australia's economy faces moderate to high nature risk, according to Pollination and the Australian Conservation Foundation. These risks - physical, transition, and financial - are significant for investors, says Estelle Parker, co-CEO ...

Nature now a fiduciary duty and financial risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Australians' retirement savings," Estelle Parker, Co-CEO of RIAA. RIAA is partnering with the Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA), the national peak body for privately land conservation, whose members have a combined annual turnover exceeding ...
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