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No charge for carbon target failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Berkeley and Harvard finds when companies fail or targets mysteriously vanish, there is limited reaction and no accountability. ESG ratings often ignore missed climate targets, the research published in Nature Climate Change found. Nearly 10% of the ...

Top consulting firms pilot SAP carbon tool

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... regulatory requirements, prioritise sustainability at the C-level, and drive meaningful change in environmental accountability." Deloitte said the tool offers "new levels of precision in carbon accounting". "Technology solutions can help generate traceable ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... manager's real estate arm. This means both funds must reduce all three Scopes of carbon emissions, target Cleaning Accountability Framework certification, and promote best practice ethical labour practices. Sustainability performance will be tracked ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... progress toward genuine emissions reduction, setting a new global standard for responsible investing and climate accountability," Future Group chief executive Simon Sheikh said. "Furthermore, it will empower investors to make informed investment choices ...

New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... progress toward genuine emissions reduction, setting a new global standard for responsible investing and climate accountability," said Sheikh. According to Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), 79% of Australians want their financial ...

World Bank exit policy gets thumbs up from local experts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... million ownership stake in Kenyan Bridge International Academies following allegations of child sexual abuse, without accountability or remedy. It was accused by civil society groups of taking part in an alleged "cover up", as reported by Nairobi newspaper ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... station but far more strategic. "What we're seeing in the more recent rounds of litigation is a greater focus on accountability, both with governments and of corporate actors, for delivering on the kinds of climate-related pledges that they're ...

Industry lobbying weakens nature laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... (formerly APPEA), have expressed concerns. In its submission to Parliament, the BCA said the laws could lead to less accountability for environmental decisions. "A climate trigger will simply swell the number of projects captured by the EPBC system ...

Exec pay lands listed firms in hot water

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... remuneration reports and lower average support for director nominees highlight a growing focus on board member accountability at AGMs, which we also expect to continue in the upcoming Australian AGM season," said Paul Murphy, head of ESG Asia Pacific ...

Litigation immunity sparks legal expert outcry

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... investors' escalation pathways may become redundant without the right information and without this critical accountability tool, companies may have little incentive to improve their disclosures."