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Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... London and think tank Carbon Tracker. The report calls widely used economic modelling "wildly out of step" with climate science. The report highlights Mercer, Aon Hewett and Hymans Robertson as relying on climate modelling that excludes this important ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the next quarter to fully account for the long-term and irremediable economic and social impacts if we don't respect the science." Research from ShareAction in June found the world's largest 77 asset managers are continuing to invest in companies that ...

IFM Investors certified by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and ensure consideration of emissions reduction targets as part of the supplier selection criteria," and set near-term, science-based aligned targets for the Scope 3 emissions category - Purchased Goods and Services - in 2024. IFM Investors used emissions ...

Suppliers on notice: Amazon to enforce emissions reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... sellers since 2019. Walmart's Project Gigaton gives suppliers the option to set targets and have them validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI). Amazon will also help "select suppliers" transition to renewables. Walmart and Apple have ...

University secures $450 million sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Indigenous cultural safety and awareness of UN Sustainability Development Goals, gender equality, and widening participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for blind and visually impaired and deaf and hard of hearing children ...

Transition Pathway Initiative appoints new chairs as founder steps down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... analysis provided by the newly created TPI Global Climate Transition Centre, at the London School of Economics and Political Science, is crucial for investment decision-making and stewardship activities," Russell commented. "David is one of the leading ...

Offshore windfarms offer co-benefits

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... co-benefits, according to new research led by Aberystwyth University academics. Research published in the ICES Journal of Marine Science found that offshore wind farms in the UK inadvertently created artificial reefs that offer new habitats for lobsters ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... it," Davis said. "A scheme like this could support farmers but it needs to be well designed, transparent, and based on science, with certificates that are properly checked. "Rewarding Australian farmers for increasing biodiversity has the potential to ...

Treasury seeks feedback on mandatory climate-related financial disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... BoM, CSIRO, nor DCCEEW were mentioned in the paper. ASFI said the Climate Change Authority should be tasked to develop science-based sector pathways by the end of 2023. The consultation paper said disclosures will inform industry-based sector-specific ...

Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... limit warming to 1.5 degrees. CDP's new Corporate Environmental Action tracker has found the number of 1.5°C -aligned science-based targets disclosed is increasing every year. The tracker draws data from nearly 10,000 companies that included emissions ...