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CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
CareSuper will drop Spirit Super's emissions targets, impact investing, and exclusions of controversial weapons and fossil fuels. The merger slated for November will create a new CareSuper entity with 573,000 members and $53 billion funds under management. ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... and threatened plant species. The 'Extended Impact' solution "provides businesses with a simple way to offset their emissions, while also supporting biodiversity projects local to them," said TEM CEO Adrian Enright. Laneway Festival became the first ...

Firms on back foot: Warning on reporting delays

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability goals in the past year. Data quality is a top challenge for 57% of large companies, particularly on Scope 3 emissions reporting. Just 15% of companies disclose Scope 3, while 74% report on Scope 1 emissions. To change this, 50% of companies ...

Canberra to expand ACCU scheme

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Authority, that's still true today. "The Albanese Government listens to the expert advice to ensure we are delivering emissions reductions as well as unlocking our potential as a renewable energy superpower."

Indices move beyond carbon tunnel vision

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... varying degrees. The new indices "offer investors a more nuanced approach to climate index investing, compared to carbon emissions' focused indices," Robeco indices head Joop Huij said. "Our index construction approach takes turnover and liquidity into ...

Senate passes landmark climate reporting and net zero authority laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... risk management, and metrics. Entities must disclose current and future climate-related actions and effects, including emissions data, climate risk management, capital deployment, scenario analysis, resilience, and transition plans. The Responsible Investment ...

KPMG prints first climate risk report

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... particularly with the growing demand for ESG services. The firm set its first climate action plan in 2018, with a goal to halve emissions by 2030 from a 2019 baseline. It has now cut Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 28%. Roughly one-fifth of its ASX-200 ...

Net zero dreams float on unscaled tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
Net zero by 2050 may risk up to a third of emissions abatement on a tech unproven at scale - and if it fails, plan B is much pricier, says Bloomberg. The world would have to fall back on other, potentially more expensive solutions, if carbon capture ...

CommBank exits fossil fuels as rivals fund Santos

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... comment at time of publication. However, in a public statement in July, ANZ acknowledged the energy sector was the most emissions-intensive part of its financing. ANZ claimed its financed emissions for the power generation, oil and gas and thermal coal ...

Red alert for PFAS value chain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... encourage producers "to create time-bound plans with clear objectives and targets for phasing out PFAS, and improved emissions management and remediation," Hazra added, as well as invest in the development and commercialisation of alternatives.