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Demand for sustainability specialists drives salaries upward: Talent Nation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... and staff working in the environment and sustainability sector. The report found that organisations in the mining and minerals sector continue to have the highest rates of pay in terms of fixed remuneration, and short and long term incentives, with the ...

Bringing a human rights lens to climate risk considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... chain. We're looking at things being dug out of the ground for manufacture of renewable energy technologies like rare minerals, and they're often found in conflict zones. "We have manufacturing and products that are coming from high-risk jurisdictions ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia is exported for processing, and the CEFC noted there is significant potential for Australia to add value to its minerals sector by developing its own lithium processing and purification industry. "Analysis suggests a diversified battery industry ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... facilities into three broad groups: those which extract and process coal, oil, and gas, those which extract and process other minerals and metal, and those which manufacture other products," said Grattan Institute's energy and climate change program ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... change and resource constraints, and when we talk about resource constraints, we talk about all resources, air land, minerals, biodiversity, water," Chamberlayne said. "In terms of social, we're looking at growing populations and aging demographics." ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... range of environmental and social metrics, and it's literally an unlimited universe if you wanted to track conflict minerals, timber, Indigenous affairs, the capabilities are there, the ability is there to expand on any metric that they want." However ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... addition to the executive changes, Rio Tinto has also reorganised its product groups into aluminium, copper, iron ore, and minerals, which will now also include the diamonds business. In addition to Trott's appointment, Ivan Vella, currently interim ...

Identifying exposures to modern slavery a key concern: Informed 365

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... one risks, those risks are very low," Bernhardt said. "But if you go to the components, you see issues like conflict minerals, a high inclination to modern slavery.... That's one of the challenges that a lot of companies are facing. Below tier 1, the ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... TTC reports to the ATO decreased from 67% in 2016/17 to 47% in 2018/19.11 Four eligible companies - Alumina, Saracen Minerals, Oil Search and Beach Energy - chose not to submit reports to the ATO under the TTC since 2016/17. The aggregate corporate income ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... arguing against a proposed requirement for future projects to be carbon neutral. Another, amongst many, examples is NSW Minerals Council arguing that the contribution to global warming from the emissions associated with the combustion of Australia's ...