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Australian banks fail to manage financed deforestation: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... cases of significant native vegetation loss between winter 2023 and winter 2024 and found 159 met the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation definition of deforestation. Urging the banking sector to eliminate deforestation, the ACF is calling on banks ...

Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Australia's net zero ambitions," ASFI said. The taxonomy, which is voluntary, covers decarbonisation in the sectors of agriculture, minerals, materials and mining, manufacturing and industry, electricity generation and supply, transport, and construction ...

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... now actively backing solutions to global challenges. Investor focus is converging around sectors such as climate, agriculture, deep tech, medical innovation and women-led startups, reflecting alignment with long-term opportunity and impact," the report ...

Australia's $800bn food industry has highest hidden costs per capita

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... in the world, primarily environmental and health impacts with costs ballooning over $274 billion, CSIRO said. CSIRO agriculture and food director Michael Robertson said in-depth understanding of our food system is critical in uncovering complex challenges ...

Rest flags sustainable mandates to soar

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... week where she gave a rare glimpse of the super fund's work in responsible investing, including in sustainable agriculture, and its target of $2 billion to renewable energy and low-carbon solutions this financial year. The move to cement its position ...

Australia must address climate adaptation finance gap: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... investment opportunities, she said, are not just about batteries and solar photovoltaic panels (PVs) but include drought, agriculture and heat. Whittaker described Australia's climate and green initiatives as "lumpy" at best, leading in green buildings ...

Green moves: Chief Executive Women, Hearts & Minds, Rabobank

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... Rabobank's unique cooperative structure, combined with its position as one of the world's largest lenders in food and agriculture, puts it in a powerful place to lead this transformation, to a more sustainable future. Meanwhile, Louise Davidson ...

Australian Ethical calls out QBE over climate risk concerns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... - Australian Ethical said it was concerned that almost half of QBE's underwriting business is in property and agriculture and is therefore exposed to the physical risk of climate change. As a shareholder, the investment manager said it is concerned ...

Silva Capital to capture 460k tonnes of carbon with first plantings

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... obligations. It primarily focuses on capturing said returns from land reforestation projects integrated with sustainable agriculture. Silva Capital said the fund will enter the Australian market in the early part of its growth phase, prior to its maturity ...

New landscapes, natural capital strategy launches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... landscapes and natural capital investment strategy, focused on agricultural assets in Australia and New Zealand. New Agriculture, part of New Forests, has launched the new offering, which will invest across sectors including rainfed and irrigated row ...
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