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Ad industry proposes greenwashing code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... was pulled up for making misleading environmental claims about natural gas as a fuel source. The Advertising Standards Community Panel deemed that a series of television ads by APPEA that ran in June 2023 made misleading environmental claims about natural ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... in a hothouse world." Despite the severity of these projections, Paterson says less than half of the broader finance community engages in comprehensive scenario analysis. Those who do typically focus on traditional asset classes like listed equity and ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... (GRPS), which brings together insights from more than 1500 academics, business and government leaders, international community groups and civil society. The report also draws information from over 11,000 corporate executives across 113 economies, and ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... fuels' in energy security that could include gas. However, it does not overshadow the clear direction taken by the global community which is to back in renewables and step back from fossil fuels." Carbon Markets Institute said a failure to advance ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... at least $350 million in climate infrastructure for the region, including $75 million for a program for off-grid and community scale renewable energy in remote and rural parts of the Pacific. "Joining the CETP further aligns our international public ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... recognise the importance of female representation in decision-making and the role women and girls play at the local community level. "JANA looks forward to seeing firmer support and capital flows towards female entrepreneurs and founders who are supporting ...

Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... how government can help coordinate action between business, financial institutions, non-government organisations and community-based organisations. "For Australia, as is the case globally, the structural shift will require a sustained rise in the level ...

New advisory body for nature investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... finance head Katharine Tapley, Macquarie agriculture and natural assets global chair Elizabeth O'Leary, and Indigenous community and executive leader, Yorta Yorta man Ian Hamm, join the list. Members also include former Telstra CEO David Thodey, Chartered ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... scale and speed required to transition off of dirty power and accelerate the clean energy future." Some environment and community activist organisations were not so supportive of the move. Abby Maxman, President and CEO of Oxfam America, said: "While ...

COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... threatened to walk out on talks earlier this year if the bank hosted the fund, based on past bureaucratic problems. Community and climate groups welcomed the announcement. However, Greenpeace has stated that the fund doesn't go far enough, and that it ...