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Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... change, land use change, pollution, exploitation of natural resources and invasive alien species, supported by biodiversity science."

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... meetings where there is a pivot towards rebalancing the portfolio towards more ESG rigor - for example, alignment to the [Science-Based Targets Initiative) SBTi.... This theme is not going to disappear even if we encounter temporary headwinds in market." ...

Brambles launches Australian-first circular economy green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... ten years earlier than first pledged. As part of that new deadline, Brambles set 2030 interim targets approved by the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi), which include a 42% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions on 2020 levels and a 17% ...

AXA IM sets ESG targets for executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... project aimed at supporting the real estate industry to tackle the risks of climate change in line with the aims of the Science Based Targets Initiative. The third metric is the reduction of the corporate operational CO2 footprint, to reach the interim ...

Heavy industry could decarbonise with ambitious action: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... final ETI report highlights the enormous investment opportunity the energy transition presents. While the economics and science of developing a clean hydrogen economy continues to evolve, the report demonstrates the importance of achieving this and APA's ...

Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... footprint. The reductions apply to embodied and operational carbon across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions, in line with the Science-based Target Initiative (SBTi). The SLL was underwritten by a syndicate of four banks as mandated lead arrangers, underwriters ...

How smart approaches to decarbonisation can generate alpha

TRAVIS WHITMORE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... to alpha generation is using the right combination of climate metrics for the particular industry or sector As climate science becomes more widely accepted, a growing number of countries around the world are introducing net-zero pledges. As a result ...

Podcast: Mind the (climate skills) gap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... and research report in partnership with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Climate Science Centre to establish the current level of supply of climate skill in the Australian financial system, the demand for these ...

Is social the most important part of ESG investing?

CHRIS IGGO  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Economics is a social science. It is the study of how people collectively manage scarce resources to generate goods and services that satisfy basic and other needs - and businesses are key building blocks of the economic and social ecosystem. Businesses ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has made key recommendations on a sustainable finance taxonomy that is science-based, usable, operates with other international jurisdictions and meets the need of the Australian economic context. Coming ...