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FY22 budget proposes "technology not taxes" for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change, with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announcing a further $1.6 billion commitment to drive abatement of greenhouse gas emissions. Delivering the 2021/2022 federal budget, Frydenberg affirmed a series of allocations under Australia's Technology ...

Property fund inks multi-billion dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... "The key one that's more top of everyone's mind has been the reduction in gross intensity of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions," Bassett says. ISPT will be targeting absolute emissions reductions while still planning to expand its portfolio ...

AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund hits net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions, and renewable energy procurement is the most significant component of this strategy. Scope 1 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that come from the activities of an organisation or activities under their control. Scope 2 emissions are indirect ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Timed to commemorate Earth Day 2021, FS Sustainability has received a plethora of announcements and commitments from investors, businesses and beloved consumer goods pledging action on climate change. To name and annotate each organisation making a ...

Coles sets net zero target with absolute emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change pillar, named Together to Zero. As part of the climate pillar, Coles commits to deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and cut combined Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by more than 75% by the end of the 2030 financial ...

Macquarie Asset Management joins net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... the global total of funds under management. The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5C. Macquarie Asset Management is one of the ...

Corporate super fund sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... greenhouse carbon emissions by 2050. The $22 billion corporate fund has announced goals that will reduce current greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030, in line with the fund's objective of helping to provide a secure financial future for members, said ...

Say on climate a "milestone moment" for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... target list of the Climate Action 100+, a global investor coalition that is seeking to engage with the world's most greenhouse gas intensive companies to press for actions to align companies with setting net-zero targets by mid-century in line with the ...

Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The world's largest greenhouse gas emitters have a long way to go on delivering on net-zero emissions promises. Climate Action 100+ has issued its first-ever benchmark, which evaluates corporate actions and intentions on reduction of greenhouse ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Super funds and asset managers have announced commitments to remove risks of greenhouse gas emissions from their portfolios. These announcements have a shorthand - "net zero" or "carbon neutral" or "decarbonisation" - and have varying timelines to reach ...