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Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... EU, Howden said. "Lifecyle analysis tries to document the GHG emissions that are built into the product through the value chain, both in the design and impacts on products, through to subsequent transport and processing," Howden said. "The whole of life ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... American Century said. Guillaume Mascotto, head of ESG and investment stewardship at American Century. "The entire global value chain needs to be rethought and constructed to become more of a closed loop system, from the mining and resourcing of raw ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... a strong governance framework that takes into account climate risks and opportunities, reduce emissions across the value chain, and increase climate-related financial disclosures. Climate Action 100 + has seen a 142% growth in signatories since the initiative ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... certifications. "The journey to sustainable shipping requires collaboration by like-minded peers across the shipping value chain," said Andrew Stephens, Sustainable Shipping Initiative, executive director. "The Climate Bonds Standard's newly launched ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... urged stakeholders in the waste management ecosystem to take more ownership of resource recovery at every step of the value chain. "A genuine closed loop solution for materials is needed for a domestic recycling economy to thrive," he said. "We hope ...

Global sustainability standards bodies launch shared vision, goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... before. It is why we are committed to working with our partners to drive a holistic system for reporting across the value chain. We know that businesses globally are already using a mixture of our frameworks and standards to provide stakeholders with ...

Fidelity International launches Sustainable Water and Waste Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has launched the Fidelity Sustainable Water and Waste Fund in Australia. Bertrand Lecourt, lead portfolio manager, Fidelity International The fund focuses on sustainable investment opportunities within the water and waste management ...

More than a third of investors back Rio Tinto climate resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
More than a third of investors have backed a climate resolution at Rio Tinto's annual general meeting. Nearly 37% of investors voted for the resolution prepared by Market Forces, which called on Rio Tinto to set clear emissions targets including Scope ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... that human rights policy consider what the impacts of climate change has on that policy, their supply chain and their value chain, and how that will affect their operations," Porter noted. "They are going to have to think about how they react in instances ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... engaging with companies on action on the following points: Take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain in line with the overarching goals of the Paris Agreement; Implement a strong governance framework which clearly articulates ...