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Avani partners with EG towards "real zero"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... CEO Nicolette Maury commented: "Decarbonising buildings at scale is our opportunity to make a lasting impact on climate change while helping property leaders unlock environmental impacts to deliver sustainable buildings and portfolios. "The data will ...

IFM Investors creates head of sustainable investment role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... processes, as clients continue to turn their attention towards both the opportunities and challenges of issues like climate change and energy security," Nikulina said. "Maria's in-depth experience and technical knowledge of investment stewardship helps ...

Successful merger for social and inequality reporting framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Co-operation and Development (OECD). "There is clearly a need for global reporting standards on social issues," EY climate change and sustainability partner Emma Herd previously told FS Sustainability. "Social inequality and human rights issues are driving ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) as well as purchasing ACCUs to abate public service carbon emissions. The Department Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water released the ACCU Review discussion paper and raised this issue in the paper. The paper ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... $12.2 trillion in assets under management has announced the expansion of its Collaborative Sovereign Engagement on Climate Change pilot program in Australia, welcoming 18 new organisations to the initiative. The program announced in September last year ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... require the government to publish a statement on the Department of the Treasury's website that acknowledges that climate change is a systemic risk that may affect the value of its government bonds. Kathleen O'Donnell commented: "As an investor, I am ...

Investors in hot seat over impact of 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... conversation. This is about building the depth and breadth of the conversation. "What we want to get out of this is that climate change is here now, not tomorrow, and therefore you need to think about how you decarbonize and adapt the portfolio at the ...

Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and initiatives already underway towards more secure, cleaner, reliable and affordable energy supplies. Federal climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen stated: "Renewable energy is the cheapest form of energy and the Rewiring the Nation deal will ...

RBA sets 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the 2022/23 Annual Report." Bullock made the announcement in a wider speech assessing how the economic effects of climate change may affect monetary policy, including the merits of flexible inflation targeting. Bullock noted that the bank's flexible ...

Podcast: Investing in climate-smart agriculture - Dr Anika Molesworth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... 8000 farmers and 22,000 Australians. Molesworth is a farmer, scientist, author, and public figure on food systems, climate change, conservation, rural community development and women in STEM. Molesworth recently spoke at the Investor's Group on Climate ...