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Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... significantly ups the ante on the Morrison government to commit to more ambitious climate targets. The return of the US to the Paris Agreement process plus China's commitment to net zero carbon emissions in its economy by 2060 means that approximately ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... have adopted renewable energy policies and net zero targets by mid-century, all intended to comply with the targets of the Paris Cimate Agreement to achieve a climate-neutral world by 2050 and to cap the rise in global average temperature to below 2C ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... their own targets towards the achievement of net zero by 2050, consistent with the global direction of travel as set by the Paris Agreement. "Furthermore, investors are increasingly being required to manage for climate risk, as regulators globally see ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... not only better manages for all risks, but also aligns to the global trajectory to combat climate change in line with the Paris Agreement and improve important social goals that are captured in the Sustainable Development Goals. The determination by ...

Industry superannuation fund ESG options surpass $10 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds in the space, our history in incorporating ESG factors into all investment decisions and alignment with the Paris Agreement speaks for itself," Pearce said. UniSuper has committed to achieving net zero absolute carbon emissions in ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... address common climate resilience challenges across the financial system," Herd said. "With the return of the US to the Paris Agreement under President Biden and the UK-hosted COP26 climate change talks in November, global action on climate change mitigation ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... implications for Australia's economy and policies. President Biden signed an executive order that will see the US rejoin the Paris Climate Accord in the next 30 days, signaling that the US will step up in its commitments to decarbonise its economy ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... growth. Transition bonds are those issued by government and companies that fund activities that move towards alignment with Paris Agreement targets on containing global warming. It is a category that recognises that entities that have not previously ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... sectors and determine engagement targets for those sectors. "Towards the end of the year, we will launch what we call our Paris acceleration targets," he said. "We will work with all the same investor expectations we have towards companies in terms of ...

Australia's Paris Agreement carbon commitments criticised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian government's updated Nationally Determined Contribution to cutting carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement has drawn criticism for remaining substantially unchanged from its earlier commitments. Australia submitted its updated commitments ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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