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Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Participants are asked to pledge at least one new action each year under three themes: Integration of Paris-aligned emissions reduction goals into investment policies or business strategies; collaboration between investors, clients and companies to deliver ...

Woolworths commits to ambitious GHG emissions cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... set from the base year of 2015. Carbon offsets are not counted towards SBTi targets and are not part of the emissions reduction target to 2030. These targets have been validated by the SBTi as being consistent with the contribution Woolworths Group needs ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... tenures of current CEOs and executive teams, which lead Melior to evaluate how companies set targets around emissions reduction and climate action and where they are linked to action and embedded in places such as remuneration repots, noted Tim King ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... a net zero by 2030 target for its property portfolio. Twenty percent have disclosed no specific portfolio emissions reduction commitments or activities. "The tools of investment managers to assess and manage the risks of climate change are being developed ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Santos managing director and chief executive officer. "Therefore, a mature debate about climate change and emissions reduction must address technologies to make these fuels cleaner and eventually zero emissions. "This is necessary to have any chance ...

Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... and into the future." Policies to support innovation would not only improve Australia's performance on emissions reduction but help build a stronger economy, said Professor John Thwaites, chair of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network - Australia ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Globally, the number of environmental and social metrics linked to short-term and long-term compensation plans has increased, with ASX-listed companies linking executive compensation to climate-related activities. Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... McDonald noted that equities currently comprise around 40% of the fund's overall portfolio, meaning that the 30% emissions reduction target would affect a significant portion of the fund's assets. The precise dollar figure is not known, with McDonald ...

Local Government Super certified carbon neutral by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... said it purchased dual credit offset units that combine biodiversity outcomes in Australia with international emissions reduction. The Australian offsets are supplied by Greenfleet, and result in more than 5,000 native trees being planted in Eastern ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... competitive, long-term returns for HESTA members." HESTA has said it will monitor and report progress against its emissions reduction targets on an annual basis. HESTA was the first major Australian super fund to place a thermal coal mining restriction ...

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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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