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Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... fall short in both scope and ambition. There is some progress - 57% of the Australian companies are now fully disclosing net zero commitments, but only 7% are setting short-term targets, Climate Action 100+ said. "Companies are definitely making progress ...

Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... fact is that they're investing in a tiny pool of companies and countries on track or close to being on track to achieve net zero emissions by 2050."

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... they don't make exaggerated claims regarding their sustainability practices." Rainmaker also considered funds' net zero commitments, gender diversity among its management and senior executives, investment screening and the quality of their portfolio ...

Grim stats for company, investor net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... corporate investment stability. According to Acadian Asset Management, the ASX300 has about a 20% probability of achieving net zero by 2050, based on their AI and large language model (LLM) technology which analyses volumes of company data at speed. ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... superannuation policy that disproportionately benefit those with the most," she said. According to EY co-leader of the Net Zero Centre and climate change and sustainability partner Emma Herd, "investors are grappling with how to balance the different ...

Exiting emissions-intensive assets may not reduce climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Reynolds, chair of the UN Global Compact Network Australia, said the fact that the majority of companies will fail to achieve net zero goals if they don't double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030 should be a "red flag" for investors. However, she ...

ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Retirement Trust (ART) will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions in its investment portfolio by 43% by 2030 on the way to net zero by 2050. The $260 billion super fund has released its Net Zero 2050 Roadmap, outlining how the fund plans to transition ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... services sectors. The superfund has called on ASX 300 companies to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement. A participant in investor-led initiative Climate Action 100+, HESTA is ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... 2023. At the summit, the shadow minister for climate change Ted O'Brien reiterated the Coalition's support for reaching net zero by 2050. This comes as Australia's leading engineers and scientists at the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and ...

Norway's oil fund updates climate demands

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... annual key performance indicators to measure the delivery of their climate transition plan, disclose annual progress on net zero strategy and show how executive pay aligns with interim target delivery and transition plans. The fund will develop further ...