Search results for Sustainability
Get ready and get ahead: preparing for mandatory climate-related financial reporting
Mandatory climate-related financial disclosures will likely be rolled out for many large organisations from January 2025. How can your business be ...
6 May 2024
Connecting capital to accelerate the transition to net-zero
As the shift to sustainable energy picks up pace, experts and investors are working together to accelerate the deployment of capital to fund the tr...
8 April 2024
Electric buses help race to net zero
With state governments and private bus operators all racing to transition their bus fleets to electric by 2050, financing has a critical role to pl...
22 March 2024
Agtech at the forefront of cereal breeding programs
Agtech adoption and development of new technologies are critical to Australia's agricultural sustainability, profitability, and resilience. CommBan...
20 February 2024
CommBank’s cutting-edge tool for building sustainability upgrades
With commercial buildings accounting for around 24 per cent of Australia’s national electricity consumption and 10 per cent of national greenhouse ...
20 February 2024
Finance powering Australia's renewable energy future
Conditions couldn't be better at Nyngan Solar Farm, seven hours inland from Sydney. Sun beats down on the 250-hectare site, where fields of solar p...
20 February 2024
EV sector confronts industry challenges head on
Australia has witnessed a rapid acceleration in the adoption of electric cars, with the Electric Vehicle Council reporting more than a 120 per cent...
20 February 2024
Upcycled waste takes the heat out of cement’s emissions
Australia's manufacturing sector requires huge amounts of heat and that hasn't really changed since our first factories were built. While there's n...
20 February 2024
Incentives for Aussie businesses to go EV
As Australian businesses search for ways to accelerate their progress towards net zero emissions targets, many are choosing to transition their com...
20 February 2024
Creating value from carbon neutrality
Australia has a fantastic opportunity to use its land and resources to generate value from high-quality carbon credits. But our systems need to sca...
20 March 2023
Why is measuring sustainability on farm good for everyone?
Measuring sustainable farming is good for more than stakeholder reporting. For one Australian farmer, it’s had a direct impact on everything from p...
16 March 2023
Australia’s carbon market set for big changes in the years ahead
The release of the Chubb Review and the government’s position paper on changes to the Safeguard Mechanism further solidify a paradigm shift for Aus...
8 March 2023
Indigenous communities can lead in carbon markets
Australia’s First Nations peoples have been caring for Country for countless generations. Their accumulated knowledge could open up opportunities i...
17 February 2023
Sustainable finance puts biodiversity in focus
How CommBank's sustainable finance helps First Nations and business partner to protect biodiversity.
15 February 2023
Three challenges facing the transport sector’s green energy transition
Electric trucks are a reality. Renewable diesel is also here. So what are the hurdles to decarbonising Australia’s road transport? Three experts fr...
8 February 2023
Combatting climate change with agri solutions
Farmers who work in harmony with nature benefit from greater productivity and profit and less biodiversity loss. They’re also leaving a lasting leg...
31 January 2023
Mining for the transition
Lithium, cobalt, nickel and copper are the metals of this century as the world turns to battery storage and clean technology. There are opportuniti...
24 January 2023
Maximising impact through investment
Assessing environmental, social and governance data remains difficult, but it’s no excuse to delay investing for positive change. It’s a way for in...
20 January 2023
Global energy transition: Trends in Australia’s mining investment
Despite a sharp increase in mining and energy project investment, the evidence does not point to the start of a ‘green’
mining super-cycle.
17 January 2023
Driving growth in the circular economy
The circular economy is a massive opportunity for Australia. We can replace the ‘take, make and waste’ model of production with the nine Rs – and s...
16 January 2023
Brian Cox’s universal view of the planet
Brian Cox explains how the wonders of the universe can help us confront the challenges facing humanity – and how black holes are linked to quantum ...
12 December 2022
Building for a green future
Energy efficiency is just a small part of the steps being taken to reduce the carbon impact of buildings in Australia.
5 December 2022
Sustainability lessons from Planet Earth
Award-winning wildlife filmmaker Dr Chadden Hunter’s work on BBC’s Planet Earth series alongside Sir David Attenborough highlight the public’s chan...
30 November 2022
How three CEOs are helping drive Australia’s net-zero transition
CEOs from three of Australia’s biggest companies – CommBank CEO Matt Comyn, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce and new Telstra CEO Vicki Brady – discuss their c...
25 November 2022
Highlights from CommBank's Momentum 2022 conference
A rockstar physicist, a wildlife filmmaker, corporate leaders, farmers and an indigenous ranger shared ideas, delved into issues and discussed solu...
15 November 2022
Financing the batteries that can support Australia’s renewable future
Large-scale batteries are a key component of the electricity grid’s transition to renewable power.
28 September 2022
Safeguard Mechanism changes will likely be a paradigm shift for ACCUs
Sustainable Economics update
20 September 2022
Why electric buses are the future of public transport
With governments and businesses working together to achieve zero-emission bus fleets, we’re reimagining how transport connects our communities.
15 July 2022
How could carbon markets move Australia towards a net zero economy?
Demystifying carbon markets.
5 July 2022
Will higher funding costs impact sustainable finance?
Our views on the impact of funding costs on sustainable finance.
3 May 2022
Mapping Australia's path to transition
Five focus areas where our customers can take actionable steps today to bring Australia closer to its net zero emissions goal.
3 May 2022
How sustainability helps drive business value
How embedding sustainability helps drive business value.
2 May 2022
How social purpose impacts consumer purchasing
Attract more business by becoming purpose-led.
2 May 2022
The role of carbon farming as Australia targets net-zero
Landholders in agriculture have an enormous opportunity to support Australia achieve net-zero carbon emissions targets by 2050.
28 April 2022
Sustainability and Hybrid/Electric Vehicles
Sustainability back in focus as interest in hybrid and electric vehicles returns
7 April 2022
Australian manufacturing is thriving
CommBank’s inaugural Manufacturing Insights Report shows that the Australian sector is in great shape.
1 April 2022
Supply chains manage ESG risk
Supply chains are in focus as businesses look to embed their ESG strategy across their operations. How can supply chains be used to manage ESG risk...
9 March 2022
COP26: how the private sector can propel us to net zero
COP26 has reinforced the momentum for change and highlighted the critical role the private sector plays in the transition to net zero. Learn more o...
3 December 2021
Carbon markets a global opportunity for collaboration
Carbon pricing will be a key instrument for de-carbonisation, driving the lowest cost abatement across the economy, ensuring polluters pay and supp...
2 December 2021
Investing in a sustainable future
Institutional investors play a vital role in helping carbon intensive businesses transition to long-term sustainability, supporting the broader glo...
29 November 2021
Fuelling the future with green hydrogen
Australia has the potential to be a leading producer in green hydrogen if it moves quickly and invests in the infrastructure.
29 November 2021
How leading businesses are harnessing ESG practices to reach net zero
Four Australian companies explain how they are already transitioning to a more sustainable future.
29 November 2021
Dr Alan Finkel and the pathway to net zero
Dr Alan Finkel recently spoke with Matt Comyn about Australia's path to net zero.
29 November 2021
Cobram Estate forges a future with sustainability at its core
A leading producer of extra virgin olive oil in Australia, Cobram Estate is blazing a trail in sustainable agricultural production.
26 November 2021
Getting to net zero: A clear pathway
To play its part in limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Australia must commit to reaching net zero emissions. Business has a crucial ro...
26 November 2021
Driving Indigenous Businesses Forward
As Australian businesses seek to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into their everyday operations, an increasing nu...
26 November 2021
Royal Adelaide Hospital loan raises bar on sustainability
RAH has secured the first sustainability loan in Australia. Discover how smart financing can help Australia transition to a more sustainable future.
23 August 2021
Asia’s smart cities: putting sustainability first
Future-focused cities like Singapore use tech and big data to solve urban challenges, and promote sustainability.
17 August 2021
Tapping hydrogen to decarbonise the economy
Hydrogen has been considered an expensive new energy option, but as the countdown to zero emissions grows globally, it’s attracting renewed interest.
27 July 2021
The case for a circular economy
Discover how business and consumers can make the switch to a more sustainable circular economy.
14 July 2021
Sustainable finance critical for a cleaner, greener future
As investors foresee the end of fossil fuel usage within the next decade, they’re increasingly turning to sustainable investments underpinned by as...
3 June 2021
Appetite for sustainable issuances ripe for growth
Commonwealth Bank recently partnered with KangaNews to assess the state of the green, social and sustainability (GSS) market.
7 May 2021
