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Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... will implement "a continuous improvement cycle in public reporting as time goes on, especially for scope 3 emissions, as data quality, methodology and APS capability improves. The department of Finance noted that it is responsible for a number of whole ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... substantial hurdle. As FS Sustainability has previously reported, one of the biggest barriers to achieving ESG goals is inadequate data. A global survey from the IBM Institute for Business Value found that inadequate data (41%) is the biggest barrier ...

Investors consider greenwashing when setting net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... think we have a bigger leverage pool in that space because we are doing one on one company engagement." Barns noted that data is still a challenge for investors, a point echoed by Carl Prins, CEO and co-founder of Pathzero, an Australian technology company ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
APAC and Japan data centre specialist AirTrunk has more than doubled the financing of an existing sustianbility linked loan, going from $2.1 billion to $4.6 billion. The transaction will refinance existing debt facilities and support the company's "rapid ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... supply chains - moving from risk management to value creation; creating visibility in supply chains by using systems and data; partnering with stakeholders; demonstrating leadership and accountability; and ways to navigate a dynamically complex reporting ...

How investors manage risk in a new AI world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... code of ethics in 2017 which raised key risk and regulatory questions for generative AI including intellectual property, data privacy and security, discrimination, product liability, trust, and identity. Emma Pringle, head of ESG and portfolio manager ...

Ethical investments recover performance: Chant West

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... one-third of ethical managed investment funds have outperformed their non-ethical peers over the past 12 months, but recent data from the superannuation industry now reveals median returns for socially responsible growth options have either matched or ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and final approval of climate mitigation taxonomy screening criteria for priority sectors, and associated technical work on data requirements, methodology for incorporating transitional activities, minimum social safeguards and a Do No Significant Harm ...

Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and solar generation, green hydrogen production and more electric vehicle chargers across New Zealand." Recent government data found the renewable share of electricity generation is now at its highest level since 1996, at 87.5% in the March quarter of ...

Revenue recycling carbon tax would increase Australia's GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... impact of a carbon tax on the economy. CGE models are large numerical models which apply economic theory to actual economic data in order to estimate computationally how an economy might react to the impacts of policy changes, shocks, or major projects. ...