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IPCC report highlights need for urgent action in Australia: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... for containing greenhouse gas emissions could be adjusted to become a cap-and-trade market that puts a price on carbon emissions with mandatory participation. He points to the Safeguard Mechanism, which requires Australia's largest greenhouse gas ...

bfinance hires ESG and responsible investment director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Gosrani said. "With more and more of the investment industry presenting claims around ESG-related capabilities and carbon emissions, there is a real need to help asset owners cut through the noise to establish and implement a clear strategy."

ESG reporting rises, but companies lagging on climate, diversity: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... listed companies has accelerated in the last two years, but less than half of companies have set targets to cut carbon emissions. Ethical Partners Funds Management has released its 2021 Ethical Standard Report, a biennial report representing the finds ...

Carbon capture and storage questioned after Chevron result

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia's only commercial scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project has failed to meet targets to sequester carbon emissions from an LNG facility, raising questions as the role that CCS technology can play in reaching decarbonisation targets ...

Cooper Energy announces carbon neutral certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... said it has been certified carbon neutral by independent firm Climate Active, meaning it has achieved net-zero carbon emissions for its organisational activities and operations. This accounts for all Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and what a company spokesperson ...

Calculating the value of green transitions: UBS AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... OPEX, and emission reductions. UBS can then examine how currently available technology can be leveraged to abate carbon emissions between now and 2030, following the abatement cost curve. Given results from the model, UBS believes that to maximise shareholder ...

CEFC, CBA finance plastic recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... capacity to generate high value recycled commodities that create an important revenue stream while also reducing carbon emissions." "This is a genuine closed loop recycling solution that reduces the amount of plastic that goes to landfill. It also represents ...

QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... fund is invested in." The two members are also seeking information on the fund's approach to achieving net zero carbon emissions because they seek assurance that any representation of a net zero commitment is founded on a reasonable basis, in line with ...

Assessing impacts of nature-based solutions: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... biodiversity. Nature-based solutions offer multiple levels of benefit for investors and companies seeking to abate their carbon emissions for that reason. The report notes that interest in nature-based solutions is much stronger in the Asia-Pacific compared ...

IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... the COVID-19 crisis. Chris Newton, head of responsible investing, previously told FS Sustainability it reduced carbon emissions nearly 8% across its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2018 financial year. IFM Investors' infrastructure ...