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Companies making net zero commitments they need to keep: investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goal of the Paris Climate Agreement to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Climate Action 100+ is a collaborative investor group that engages with 159 focus companies - the largest GHG emitters ...

Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... emissions for the Mercer Funds in aggregate and for each diversified fund. The commitment aligns with targeting a 1.5 degree Celsius limit on global temperature increases and the Paris Agreement's ambitions. "We believe that climate change is both a ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... to align their business strategies with net-zero in order to help limit average global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. As a signatory, SSGA will engage with companies to ensure they implement a strong governance framework that takes into account ...

Considering potential ESG implications of the US election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... future," the organisations said. "Achieving its goals of limiting global temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius would curb the worst financial and economic impacts of climate change and enhance institutional investors' ability to generate ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... with a wide variation in scenarios and reporting. The report also found that only six companies are using a 1.5-degree Celsius scenario. "We think that really, the world is moving to 1.5 degrees, so we think it would be wise for companies to be testing ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... and global level and help achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to well below two- degrees Celsius. We welcome the leadership ambitions that a number of companies have set out, but now is the time to intensify climate action ...

IGCC, global investors urge G7 to step up game on Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... currently falling short of the agreed goal of 'holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2-degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels'." Investors are calling on governments to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, accelerate ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... response which sets out a clear pathway forward and shared goals for limiting global warming to less than two degrees Celsius." Chris Newton, executive director, Responsible Investment at IFM Investors, reiterated the fund manager's belief in the need ...

Oliver Yates to step down as Clean Energy Finance Corporation CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... support of the clean energy sector. With the Paris agreement to limit the rise in global temperatures to below two degrees Celsius becoming binding, Australia's clean energy investment market will continue to accelerate, requiring us to run even faster." ...

NAB sets science based target for Scope 1 and 2 emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... and it "supports NAB's commitment to the internationally agreed goal to limit global warming to less than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels," NAB said in a statement. The target covers Scope 1 emissions - all direct GHG emissions, and Scope ...

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Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY
CareSuper hired an ESG specialist from a rival, while Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation appointed an executive director of effective philanthropy.

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake.

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting.

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The International Sustainability Standards Board has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures.

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