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Microsoft emissions jump on data centres buildout

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Microsoft has reported a jump of 25% in its total greenhouse gas emissions in the financial year 2025. The software giant said the rise was primarily driven by the expansion of its data centre infrastructure and pausing the use of renewable energy certificates. ...

ART to employ more First Nations members into its workforce

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has launched its second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), highlighting initiatives the super fund will complete by the end of 2028, including setting up a First Nations workforce target. The Innovate RAP builds ...

Surge in AI usage, new apps overwhelm energy efficiency: IEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026  |  NEWS
The improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) energy efficiency per individual task is being overshadowed by the surge in the number of users and launch of energy-intensive AI applications, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The ...

ASFI releases guidance for taxonomy-aligned use-of-proceeds debt

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has released a guidance for issuance of taxonomy-aligned use-of-proceeds debt, directing issuers, investors and reviewers to apply the taxonomy consistently in financing transactions. According to ...

Data centres, AI firms need robust ethical governance framework: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
Data centres and technology firms must up the ante when it comes to establishing robust responsible governance frameworks as the industry faces mounting criticism for its intense water- and energy-hungry usage, according to an expert. ISS STOXX managing ...

Supercharging investment in the green transition: Australia's year in review

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026  |  NEWS
Over the past year, national energy projects have driven new investment into the Australian energy market and backed innovation in next-generation clean-technology, minister for climate change and energy Chris Bowen and the minister for the environment ...

Major financial institutions back Australia climate finance reforms: ASFI

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) released a new report, Unlocking Private Capital for the Transition: Market insights from the practical application of the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. The report analyses how practical ...

World's first social value measurement tool launches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... available in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, and Australia, with plans to expand worldwide including Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, and Japan. It allows organisations to report and compare their impact globally across all territories they are active ...

VanEck launches uranium ETF amid nuclear transition

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
VanEck will launch a uranium ETF as global markets embrace a nuclear energy transition, providing investors targeted exposure to global companies across the uranium and nuclear energy value chain. The VanEck Uranium and Energy Innovation ETF (ASX: URAN) ...

Rio Tinto inks lithium deal as chief resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Rio Tinto is forming a joint venture with Codelco to operate a lithium project in Salar de Maricunga. It comes as the ASX-listed miner prepares to bid farewell to its chief executive. Rio Tinto said the lithium project will help cement it as a leading ...
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