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HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
HESTA will reduce the absolute carbon emissions in its investment portfolios by 33% by 2030 and will move to net zero by 2050. Debby Blakey, CEO, HESTA The $52 billion industry superannuation fund will implement a Climate Change Transition Plan (CCTP) ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... another weapon in their battle against drought and extreme weather conditions, while contributing to lower greenhouse gas emissions. "Australian farmers are keen early adopters of technology and look to science to improve the productivity of their land. ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... products and services avoid carbon," Cooper said. "We report at the portfolio level, and also at the individual level the emissions data and the emissions avoided over time. These are companies that are leveraged to the pace of decarbonisation. It also ...

Insure Our Future calls for halt to insuring oil and gas projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... companies, and seeks to build on that momentum. "Coal was the obvious start because it's the single biggest source of CO2 emissions, and it was the first time that the insurance industry was challenged to restrict their underwriting," said Peter Bosshard ...

Australian companies below global peers on reporting, targets: Refinitiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Australian companies are "well below their global peers" in reporting and setting targets on carbon emissions, waste and water reductions, according to Refinitiv. Jamie Coombs, performance director - Asia, Refinitiv Refinitiv has released Financing ...

First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... externalities to "accelerate private and public sector collaboration to develop and approve models that price-in carbon emissions and other ways to incentivise sustainable business practices."

State Street Global Advisors launch Climate ESG International Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... those actively adapting to global warming and other environmental changes." The fund will target a reduction in carbon emissions and brown revenues while increasing exposure to more sustainable companies generating green revenues from low-carbon technology ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... The way governments correct market failure is via regulation, standards, fiscal measures, and market mechanisms like emissions trading schemes. This improves the incentives and aligns them with long term sustainable development." The 17 goals of the ...

Future Business Council to close, join BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Action Statement in 2019 where its members committed to drive the necessary structural transformation needed to ensure emissions reach net zero in a timeframe supporting achievement of the Paris Agreement goals of limiting temperature rise to well below ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... business strategy a central pillar of their corporate rebuilding and recovery plans, with a measurable pathway to net zero emissions. The report also pointed out that regulatory updates applying to climate risk disclosure still stand. They pointed up ...