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Mike Ng named first chief sustainability officer for OCBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... with current head of sustainability Mike Ng stepping into the role on 1 August. The new role will lead the transition to net zero on both the lending and wealth management fronts at Southeast Asia's second largest financial services group by assets. ...

Seismic shift expected in global energy mix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... initiatives such as EU's Green Deal and the US Inflation Reduction Act are set to strengthen energy security and meet net zero goals, seeking to invest €1.8 trillion and US$370 billion respectively into the green transition while China's 14th Five-Year ...

Bowen announces sectoral net zero strategy approaches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... government will develop sector-specific decarbonization plans for key Australian industries to further the government's net zero ambitions. Bowen announced that federal cabinet will develop plans specific to electricity and energy, industry, the ...

Charter Hall sets records for sustainable office portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... approximately 340 assets rated, its portfolio is over 6.70 million sqm across its core sectors. The company has a 2025 target for net zero in Scope 1 and 2 emissions, thanks to a renewable electricity power purchase agreement with ENGIE for 100% of assets ...

City of Sydney to green Broadway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... the plan would "give more space back to the people" and support business and economic activity, while moving towards net zero. "Reducing unnecessary traffic on our streets is paramount. With WestConnex built and the first Metro nearing completion there ...

Australia releases "first ever" statement on climate in ag

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... change in every sector". In 2021, the Grattan Institute released a series of papers on how government action can drive net zero ambitions across a range of emissions-intensive economic sectors, including the agriculture sector. There is no one-size-fits-all ...

Japan renewables get boost from Singapore tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... production from its renewable energy portfolio towards Japan's national emissions reduction target of 46% by 2030 and net zero by 2050. Singaporean global decarbonization software company Envision Digital will deploy remote monitoring and analytics in ...

Climate transition not one-size-fits-all

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... challenges, and increase our national economic resilience at the same time," Phillips noted. "Government bodies like the new Net Zero Authority have an important role to support communities through transition. They should focus on building adaptive capacity ...

China opposes UN calls for net zero shipping by 2050

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
The United Nations have called for a global shipping pact of net zero lifecycle emissions by 2050. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the call at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee ...

Stewardship part of fiduciary role and investment opportunity: BNP Paribas AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... of investor practice at the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) and work on global initiatives including the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, the Paris-Aligned Investment Initiative, and the Investor Agenda. She also launched and led AIGCC's ...