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Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... wind and sunshine to power more of our driving, cooking and heating, simultaneously slashing energy bills and carbon emissions." The Budget also included previously announced measures, such as an additional $4.3 million for ASIC to crack down on greenwashing ...

CEFC invests $80m in Pacific Equity Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... moving towards a decarbonisation goal," Charlier said. "We will not shy away from businesses with significant carbon emissions as every company is on a journey and we see an opportunity to work with them to identify opportunities to decarbonise."

Holcim NZ launches low-carbon cement facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... solutions. Cement is one of the highest embodied carbon building materials, accounting for around 7-8% of global carbon emissions. The new facility will manufacture ECOPlanet cement, which can reduce embodied carbon by more than 30% compared to General ...

Hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
A new study has confirmed that hybrid working can facilitate major carbon savings, cutting down on carbon emissions caused by the building and transport sectors. Hybrid working models are becoming increasingly attractive to employees. In a recent study ...

South Korea leads with ESG fund disclosure taskforce and anti-greenwash laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... altered to "low-carbon". "Language, such as 'eco-friendly' and 'carbon-free,' while omitting information about carbon emissions from its gas-based hydrogen production process, can be considered false advertising," SFOC head of legal operations Jihyeon ...

Amundi launches suite of Net Zero funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... identifies opportunities primarily from the US Corporate bond universe (~7,500 bonds, ~850 issuers) and focuses on low carbon emissions at the portfolio level seeking to achieve a combination of income and capital growth (total return) through Sustainable ...

Reducing carbon emissions without affecting tracking error: Realindex

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Investors can achieve significant carbon reductions with low tracking error in global equities portfolios, according to research from Realindex Investments. The systematic equities manager recently analysed a basket of global equities indices from December ...

The implications of Australia's new carbon emissions target for bond investors

DAVID MCNEILL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
In September, legally binding emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 were set by Australia's House of Representatives as part of a Climate Change Bill. This provides overarching legislation to implement Australia's net-zero commitments and codifies ...

Asian companies setting net zero goals, lagging on capital alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... targets. Barclays identified these 50 companies - which collectively are responsible for around 20% of total carbon emissions in the region - as a way to help investors track corporate-level decarbonization progress in the region. Barclays says that ...

Apostle Funds Management launches carbon credit fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... this fund to market." Donovan joined Apostle last year from the Commonwealth Bank where he ran the lender's carbon emissions trading. As executive director, of CBA's carbon and power markets business, he established the bank's presence in ...