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Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosure on and implementing transition plans to deliver on robust targets." "When Climate Action 100+ started 5 years ago, net zero commitments were just emerging in the global economy," said Richard Proudlove, director of corporate engagement at ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... offshore oil and gas field Legendre has been leaking gas for a decade, throwing into doubt investor abilities to meet net zero plans. Methane gas - a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide - has been leaking from 26 locations off the ...

Cost a barrier for SME ambition on net zero: BSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly identify sustainability and net zero targets as important to their business practice, but cost is the main barrier towards taking action, according to BSI Group. BSI Group - the global standards ...

A new "nuclear renaissance" for investors: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... marginal production costs and project cost inflation. "If you look at the International Energy Agency's pathway to net zero emissions by 2050, almost half of the reductions they're talking about by mid-century is predicated on technologies that ...

IIGCC, TPI Centre launch Bank Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and other stakeholders has launched a Net Zero Standard for Banks alongside a Banking Assessment Framework setting out investor expectations on the transition to net zero. Over 25 investors ...

Super fund survey finds strong demand for sustainable super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... portfolios, she said. It is vital that funds are clear not just about exclusions but also screening process, as well as net zero goals and interim goals, Bradford said. Beyond this, funds should take an active approach when it comes to stewardship and ...

Aussie, Kiwi ministers commit to sustainable finance alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... indicators and monitoring frameworks," according to the statement. Other points will see the two countries "establish a Net Zero Government Working Group to support decarbonising public services, climate-related disclosures, and sustainable procurement ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... set to come into effect on July 1 for the hard-to-abate sector of industrial emitters, references to carbon neutral and net zero terms, especially in quarterly reports and earnings, will be under greater scrutiny. Scope 3 emissions encompass indirect ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... summarised ASIC's recent crackdown on scrutiny. In the report, ASIC identified four main categories of greenwashing - "Net zero statements and targets without a reasonable basis or that are factually incorrect"; "terms like 'carbon neutral' ...

Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Differences in the level of disclosure across asset classes are a major challenge for investors when it comes to achieving net zero plans, the report outlined. This includes, in private credit where provision of ESG and impact data to lenders is uncommon ...