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HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Plan (CCTP) that seeks to effectively align the Fund's actions and investment portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement. "Our Climate Change Transition Plan is set to be one of the most comprehensive of its kind undertaken by a superannuation fund ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... term returns of investors, yet the current market structure continues to reward 3.7 degrees, which undermines the Paris agreement." Waygood said there is something "fundamentally wrong" with market incentives, and that they need to be changed at COP-26. ...

Future Business Council to close, join BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... structural transformation needed to ensure emissions reach net zero in a timeframe supporting achievement of the Paris Agreement goals of limiting temperature rise to well below 2C and preferably below 1.5C," Hewson said. BCSD Australia will set up a ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... context." MinterEllison's report noted that corporates may face increasing investor pressure to make a 'Paris Agreement-aligned' business strategy a central pillar of their corporate rebuilding and recovery plans, with a measurable pathway ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... Richard Goyder addressed climate change in his speech at the AGM. "Woodside supports the goal, implicit in the Paris Agreement, of net zero emissions globally by 2050," Goyder said. "And as a company, we are working on our own role in delivering that ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... both companies' to suspend membership of industry associations whose advocacy runs counter to the goals of the Paris Agreement, including the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) and the Business Council of Australia (BCA). ...

ANZ companies report board level climate oversight, more needed: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Growth: Asia Pacific's Ambition Gap, its 2019 review of how companies are meeting targets in line with the Paris Agreement. This year, the report analyses response from 2,511 companies in the Asia Pacific region and comparing them to performance ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... is growing "at a rapid rate", that rate needs to more than double current investment flows by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals. Sufficient capital is available, but the CCA points to "systemic market failures, including the under-pricing ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... have to ensure that they set really stringent emissions reductions markets, and setting those only against the Paris Agreement of 2 degree world is not going to be sufficient," Porter said. "It should be 1.5 degrees. In that case, businesses should look ...

BlackRock joins Climate Action 100+ investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain in line with the overarching goals of the Paris Agreement; Implement a strong governance framework which clearly articulates the board's accountability and oversight of climate change ...