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Climate ETF smashes global record

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... North American companies from the MSCI ACWI Select Climate 500 Index. It targets themes like greenhouse gas and carbon emissions reductions. As for many other ESG funds, it's tech-heavy, with top holdings in the Big Five tech firms. Varma head of listed ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Queensland Government-owned fund 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 ...

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... revolutionised sustainable fashion with their zero-waste manufacturing system and Magic FitĀ® technology, reducing carbon emissions by 48% per garment while offering lifetime repairs and a comprehensive take-back scheme Climate Technology Impact Award ...

COP29 skirts diplomatic disaster

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... are the least equipped to withstand its devastating consequences," Kyriacou said. "The prosperity - and high carbon emissions - of the rich world has been achieved at the expense of the poor, and now the poor are being forced to pay again, as victims ...

Global corporate emissions fall for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Carbon emissions from listed equities may have reached a turning point, according to new findings made using advanced artificial intelligence to fill disclosure gaps. Financed emissions data and climate risk analyst Emmi looked at 45,000 public companies ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Dr Pep Canadell, executive director of the Global Carbon Budget, said there has been a 0.8% increase in global carbon emissions from fossil fuels in 2024. This is equivalent to an additional 37.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere this ...

Boards vulnerable to next wave of climate litigation: IGCC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... that could set the precedent in years to come. In 2021, a court in Hague demanded oil giant Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45% across its whole portfolio by 2030. That's gone on appeal and the decision will be delivered next week.

From Canva to carbon accounting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... track their emissions more accurately. This helps with the industry's current dilemma that more than 90% of carbon emissions data are based on outdated databases. "There has been a step change. There is a new expectation that you can't start ...

CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... and fossil fuel-related activities The SBO will no longer target investment managers expected to deliver lower carbon emissions than the benchmark. It will, however, exclude tobacco, controversial weapons, thermal coal, and production, combustion or ...

Music mecca hits the right note for nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... over 100,000 square metres of vulnerable ecosystems protected, and TEM has now offset over 11 million tonnes of carbon emissions across 30 countries. Projects include TEM's April Salumei project in Papua New Guinea - the largest rainforest conservation ...