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Green moves: Climateworks, Friends of the Earth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... leadership team as the head of Australia programs. He joins the organisation - that works to accelerate the transition to net zero emissions - from the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) where he served as managing director of policy. Jackson has ...

Green moves: AIA, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... to steer the needed transition. "You don't have to be a climate scientist to move the economy to a cleaner, greener, net zero future," she said. "I've been inspired by the business industry peak leaders who consider climate science, see the opportunities ...

Developing climate risks facing institutional investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... Ortec Finance has warned of the climate scenarios that threaten institutional investors in a new report. Ortec said the net zero by 2050 goal is no longer realistic and the physical risk because of rising temperatures and emissions is the most serious ...

Investors continue to dump Climate Active certifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... credit integrity. The institute said it should follow global best practice, moving away from carbon neutrality and towards net zero alignment. There is hope that the ongoing Senate inquiry into greenwashing will also provide clarity, however it too has ...

Investors progress on climate, but barriers emerge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... funds, fund managers, and retail funds have made progress across five of six key indicators. Some 78% of investors have a net zero target, while 86% now have a climate policy. About 76% make climate disclosures, 81% are assessing for physical risks ...

Australia can be energy transition, climate leader

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... the country is in an even better place to supply other countries with new forms of energy sources as the world moves to net zero. "We've got some of the best solar and wind in the world, looking at our various heat maps and wind maps. When you compare ...

Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... energy bases and our attractiveness as an investment destination. "So, we can grasp the jobs and opportunities of the net zero transformation." In response, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) said there is a "noticeable absence" of measures ...

Disclosure of climate risks doubles in four years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... making. It's about the long-term environmental impact, and for many companies, reporting on their ambitions to reach a net zero position," he said.

UBS delays climate target to 2035

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... its operations and flagged it is scrapping its mission to align 20% of total assets within its asset management unit to net zero. In its Sustainability Report 2024 released this week, the global bank said it revised targets to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions ...

Green moves: RIAA, Ownership Matters, Pollination Group

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... Turner is currently chair of Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking APAC and a member of the Advisory Group of the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative. "I am delighted to take on the role of chair, building on the strong legacy established by my predecessors," ...