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Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... identifies ten actions banks can take to make their lending practices consistent with the Framework, which include to: set science-based targets for reducing nature impact, adopt no deforestation policies in line with global best practice voluntary commitments ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... 100+ have taken the step of publicly calling on Boral to keep its 2030 target to limit Scope 1 and 2 in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Race to Zero. For its part, Boral ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and its LEAP Framework (Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare), the Science-Based Targets for Nature (SBTN), Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and its initiative Spring, Nature Action 100 ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... coal mine developments. In the decision,McElwaine noted: "In no sense therefore is this a case about denial of climate science or the existential threat posed by climate change. Rather, it is about whether it was legally open to the minister, having ...

ZEN Energy recruits new senior exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... capabilities to negotiate the next five years of growth." ZEN Energy is an electricity retailer that has a "near-term science-based emissions reduction target in line with limiting global warming by 1.5°C." Key customers include the South Australian ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Last week, the federal government delivered a powerful message to the Australian investment community by cancelling a decade-old stockpile of 700 million Kyoto carbon credits and unveiling new measures to bolster the credibility of the Australian carbon ...

Norway's oil fund updates climate demands

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... credits as a supplement to signal high climate ambitions". The fund stated that carbon credits should not be counted towards science-based interim emission reduction targets, and that companies should be transparent about the details of credits they ...

UNSW launches Institute for Climate Risk and Response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... policy, predicting human behaviour, and meeting regulatory standards regarding climate change. Supporting the activities of science, business, and law researchers, the institute will help business and government interpret climate science and provide ...

BlackRock, SGX, and MSCI launch US$426M Singapore climate action ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Industry Classification Standard sector based on their carbon intensity and climate-related commitments. Commitments include science-based target setting, green revenues, climate risk management, and other sustainability criteria. It is the largest equity ...

How to achieve low carbon intensity in your equity portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... you have to use it as a starting point." Investors should also use effective stewardship to promote implementation of Science-Based Targets, and not letting Scope 3 emissions fall below the radar with respect to financial institutions that might be engaged ...