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UBS delays climate target to 2035

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... zero by 2035 - which is 10 years longer than anticipated. "We made progress on these key components of our climate action plan, reducing our net greenhouse gas scope 1 and 2 emissions and energy consumption. For scope 3, we remain committed to our lending ...

Woodside investors urged to sack the board over dud returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... investor feedback on the management of climate risk, noting that 58% of shareholders rejected its Climate Transition Action Plan, up from 49% in 2021. "The board's response has largely been to restate the existing strategy and hold more engagement with ...

US rejects SDGs, Agenda 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... SDGs." In 2015, all the member states of the UN approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is an action plan to achieve prosperity for inhabitants and the planet based on the 17 SDGs. Agenda 2030 has five pillars: people, planet, prosperity ...

Universities jump on ESG skills shortage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... example, at Woodside's annual general meeting last year, shareholders voted on the company's Climate Transition Action Plan and 2023 Progress Report, where the corporation faced scrutiny from activist groups over its approach to climate science. ...

MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... large transformation and integration programs, most recently at the Bank of Queensland. He led the lenders remedial action plan, a 4-year program to improve financial resilience, operational resilience and risk culture. But he was recruited directly ...

Offloading assets is last resort in fight against slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Investors have been in the dark when it comes to uncovering slavery risks and understanding their role in remediation - but a new toolkit shines a light on the path forward. According to First Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute, asset owners ...

Natural gas buyout bulldozes investors: Analysts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Administration, KLP and LGIM. At this year's AGM 58% of shareholders voted down Woodside's Climate Transition Action Plan. Market Forces analyst Brett Morgan said Woodside "disregarded the world-record vote" and urged investors to exert influence ...

KPMG prints first climate risk report

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... also identifies opportunities, 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%. ...

TelstraSuper appoints ESG lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... has already been instrumental in several initiatives at TelstraSuper, including refreshing the fund's climate action plan and broader ESG policy. Patel joined the superannuation fund last September from Frontier, where she was the senior responsible ...

One in three analyse physical climate risk: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Aussie investors ramp up climate action but need to focus on physical climate risks and near-term emissions reduction targets. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has put out it's State of Net Zero Investment Report for 2024, with data as of ...