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The importance of infrastructure in the transition to low carbon

URSULA TONKIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... which has been dubbed "the challenge of our lifetime", is reshaping the industries which generate or facilitate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Serious changes need to be made in the coming decades. For example, electricity and heating must shift entirely ...

Federated Hermes launches climate change high yield credit strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... screen out companies where engagement on climate change transition has failed and controversial sectors and heavy greenhouse gas-emitting issuers "that have no desire to change," Federated Hermes said. Head of credit Fraser Lundie will be lead manager ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... targeting zero coal exposure for its existing infrastructure portfolio by 2030. Last year, IFM committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its asset classes, targeting net zero by 2050. The announcement in relation to its infrastructure assets ...

New Climate Action 100 engagement to tackle food and beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... The guide cites statistics saying that the global food system is responsible for an estimated 25 to 35% of global greenhouse gas emissions, or between 13.6 billion and 17.9 billion tons of CO2e annually. The aim of the specific expectations is to inform ...

Reflection on 10 years of climate action: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... actually quite disappointing," Horster said. "It's not that all of a sudden, every company is reporting its greenhouse gas emissions. Last year, despite all this conversation over 10 years, an additional one thousand companies are reporting, meaning ...

NSW Land Registry Services in $300m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... the development of a Reconciliation Action Plan and other ESG metrics. Additional sustainability metrics focus on greenhouse gas emissions reduction, gender diversity and continued leadership in the GRESB Infrastructure Asset Assessment. "We are the ...

Santos sued over clean energy, net zero claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Annual Report, Santos made statements that it had a "clear and credible" plan to achieve "net zero" scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. "A large amount of this reduction is anticipated to come from future CCS processes and blue hydrogen," ...

CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... accommodation that suits their needs and preferences. The built environment accounts for about a quarter of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions. With more than half the buildings built today projected to be standing in 2050, building design and construction ...

UniSuper updates progress on net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and is aimed at enabling companies to set greenhouse gas emissions targets to 2050 in line with containing climate change at 1.5 degrees C. It is seen as a rigorous voluntary framework ...

BlueScope sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
BlueScope has announced a net zero 2050 target for its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions. The commitment is "highly dependent on several enablers, including the commerciality of emerging and breakthrough technologies, the availability of affordable ...