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Groups unite against carbon offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
A group of more than 80 global finance industry advocates bodies and nonprofits have come out against the use of carbon offsets, in a letter stating they only delay action. Signatories include Banktrack, Reclaim Finance, ShareAction, Finance Watch ...

Morningstar boosts ESG focus with new hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Pacific at the London Stock Exchange Group. She was most recently chief commercial officer for Viridios AI, the global carbon data and technology business. Cameron has led sustainable investment community initiatives across the APAC region including ...

SBTi chief Luiz Amaral to step down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... take over as interim CEO. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a collaboration between the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project), the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature ...

Investors exit climate group amid politicisation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... 40% aligned to the CA100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark Disclosure Framework. "The necessary business transition to a low-carbon future is already producing enormous benefits including creating hundreds of thousands of jobs, economic wealth, and growth ...

Retirement heavyweight pitches climate fix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... financial services. He was previously ASIC deputy chair. In March this year he pivoted, taking up a chair position on the carbon advisory board to help Future Group set science-based carbon reduction targets - inspired by the A$44,3 billion Norges Bank ...

Vision Super in hot water over coal investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... and governance policy, removing its revenue-based coal, oil and gas investment restrictions and replacing them with a "carbon budget framework". Market Forces analysis revealed Vision Super's default investment option has since picked up investment ...

Morningstar reveals top three undervalued stocks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Morningstar analysts have revealed what they believe to be undervalued stocks with sustainable above average dividend payouts to buy and hold for the long-term, with an Australian name making the list. The analysis found Dexus, Telus Corp and Sociedad ...

Climate Change Authority appoints new chair

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... King's leadership, the CCA established an annual review of progress to government, as well as led legislative reviews of the Carbon Credits Act and the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme. Ahead of his exit, King will deliver the CCA's advice ...

QIC beefs up energy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... executives. "The energy and utilities sectors are undergoing a transformational change propelled by the global effort to reduce carbon emissions and increase asset resiliency," he said. "Institutional investors are primed to invest into energy transition ...

Climate philanthropists lend muscle to green metal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... production. The government estimates that the downstream emissions from iron exports alone sit at 1500 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, which is more than three times Australia's entire domestic emissions. Despite these figures ...