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La Trobe Financial goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... documented a formal Carbon Reduction Plan, so that we can meet future targets and go beyond simply offsetting our carbon emissions. "In the current plan, we propose to implement multiple projects to ensure that we reach our business commitment to 100% ...

Investment consultants launch net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... engage independently or as a group with regulators and policymakers to facilitate the transition to net zero carbon emissions. "By joining the Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative, Frontier is proudly and publicly committing to develop capabilities ...

Climate change is changing the outlook for energy utilities

KIRSTY MACKAY-FISHER  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... increasingly prevalent. Despite this, we are yet to see a consistent policy framework for lowering the energy sector's carbon emissions. There have been several attempts such as the introduction of the Clean Energy Act 2011, which was subsequently repealed ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... important role in society in a net zero economy." Last year, IFM Investors is reporting a nearly 8% reduction in carbon emissions across its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2019 financial year. FM Investors' infrastructure assets ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... its impact in the future. "It starts with where a company might be at the current point in time, in terms of carbon emissions for example. We're looking to further enhance our toolset to capture what a company is going to do in the future - such ...

CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... and more comfortable homes, improving financial, health and social outcomes for tenants, as well as reducing carbon emissions." Houses to be developed by the platform will target an average of at least 7.5 stars under the Nationwide Housing Energy Rating ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... If Australia is to meet net zero emissions by 2050, the industrial sector will have to significantly cut its carbon emissions through a combination of policies and actions, according to the Grattan Institute. The Grattan Institute has published Towards ...

Mercer names global head of sustainable investment research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... strong and sustainable investment returns by positioning for the transition to an economy with low or net zero carbon emissions as well as other sustainable investment trends." Goel joined Mercer in 2010 and has led Mercer's coverage of sustainable themed ...

IPCC report highlights need for urgent action in Australia: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... for containing greenhouse gas emissions could be adjusted to become a cap-and-trade market that puts a price on carbon emissions with mandatory participation. He points to the Safeguard Mechanism, which requires Australia's largest greenhouse gas ...

A burning issue: decarbonising the global steel industry

ANNA CHONG, ANDY JONES  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... then, that in recent months four of the top five steel producers have announced intentions to reach net-zero carbon emissions.