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Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... 2030 carbon neutral target. Clowes explained that to date, the meat and livestock industry has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 57% against the baseline year of 2005, and the meat and livestock industry has reduced its share of national greenhouse ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Validity - are they valid targets, what scope do they cover- is it scopes 1, 2 and 3, and what other greenhouse gas emissions do they cover - is it just carbon emissions, or does it include methane as well?" In examining a company's net zero commitments ...

CEFC makes $25m allocation to Orica to manage nitrous oxide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... addition, it has announced its ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, which covers scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions and its most material scope 3 GHG emission sources. The Kooragang Island Decarbonisation Project is an important initiative ...

COP26 preview: reporting, carbon markets and role of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... detail, but in fact, the ETF is the backbone supporting how countries measure, report and verify their greenhouse gas emissions ion ways that are comparable and ambitious. One expert said the ETF negotiations are integral to global stocktakes of greenhouse ...

Australia among "least attractive" countries for green investment: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... needed in the zero emissions, climate resilient transition. G20 countries accounting for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Australia ranks alongside Argentina, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia and Saudi Arabia as among the least attractive countries ...

Investors assess ESG landscape, client needs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... duty to produce best returns, and that there can be a trade-off to manage. Singh took the example of greenhouse gas emissions, explaining that Dimensional's research shows that there is not a pricing advantage to investing in companies that have ...

Accounting bodies commit to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Australia's major professional accounting bodies have joined international peers in a net zero greenhouse gas emissions initiative. CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) have today joined 12 other global and national ...

GHG emissions, diversity top concerns for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Greenhouse gas emissions and diversity top the list as areas of focus and improvement for ASX companies, according to Perennial Better Futures. The third annual Perennial Better Futures Survey takes the ESG pulse ASX-listed companies to understand where ...

Brisbane firm to build organic waste to biogas system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... general waste, creating health hazards for the community and negatively impacting the environment with greenhouse gas emissions," Hawley said. "Our MMAD System transforms organic waste into energy and a fertiliser substitute, which can be used in green ...

Plant agriculture sector in net zero policies: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The agriculture sector is a key contributor to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions and must be included in net zero policies, according to the Grattan Institute. The Grattan Institute has published Towards net zero: Practical policies to reduce agricultural ...