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Labor win 'a referendum on renewable energy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... did not respond to "Trumpist" policies, which it said the Coalition was pushing, labelling the party "anti-nature, anti-science and divisive". "Australians are voting for climate and nature protection in overwhelming numbers. This also shows that while ...

Green moves: AIA, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... cleaner, greener, net zero future," she said. "I've been inspired by the business industry peak leaders who consider climate science, see the opportunities to decarbonise industries, and are preparing their members with the needed skills and capabilities." ...

Green moves: Challenger, AusBiotech

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... Slavery and Trafficking. In other moves, AusBiotech - dedicated to the development, growth and prosperity of the life science industry - has added an ex-pharma external government affairs leader to its team. Stephen Richardson has stepped into the role ...

Green moves: CSIRO, Ethinvest, Social Enterprise Australia

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... as a co-founder. With over two decades in financial advice, Rae is a former director of RIAA. Board change at national science agency Meanwhile, Canberra has appointed Ming Long as chair of the CSIRO after Kathryn Fagg stepped down from the role. Fagg ...

New gig for JP Morgan's AI guru

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Sydney-based Berowne Hlavaty has been appointed global head of applied AI and data science at JP Morgan, the financial services giant. After a long career in quantitative research strategy, Hlavaty is making a switch to an internal technology role where ...

Universities jump on ESG skills shortage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Plan and 2023 Progress Report, where the corporation faced scrutiny from activist groups over its approach to climate science. "The NGOs and climate activists were demanding more, the board and conservative commentators were saying... Woodside's doing ...

SBTi seeks feedback on Corporate Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is revising its Corporate Net Zero Standard's approach to target-setting and disclosure, value chain emissions, and carbon removal. The voluntary organisation aims to promote best practice whilst ensuring ...

Asset managers react to news 2C is 'dead'

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... threshold and it's very hard for us to prevent going through it," said Andrew King, associate professor in climate science, deputy head and chief investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century. "Even though we've only ...

Investors and business leaders call for end to 'weak' net zero pledge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... retiring into". "It is essential that emissions reduction commitments from companies and investors are aligned to climate science, which is why Future Group helped to create an open source tool - RealZero Check - which measures financed emissions in ...

No charge for carbon target failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... provider's ESG scores are amended if an entity does away with emissions targets without replacing them with ambitious and science-based targets. "Tracking of targets and related emissions trajectories is a key part of our carbon footprint and scenario ...
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