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Climate Change Authority warns of nuclear bungle

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
New independent analysis predicts nuclear could add two billion tonnes of emissions and reach 2.6°C of warming. The Climate Change Authority compared published modelling by the Australian Energy Market Operator and Frontier Economics. It found that ...

BlackRock moves on natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... that contribute directly to economic value and investment returns. While the firm is shifting away from ESG and overt climate rhetoric, it is looking to focus more on long-term financial resilience - including investment in natural capital assets. With ...

Green moves: PRI, BlackRock, Rewiring Australia, Future Generation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... for Responsible Investment (PRI). He will lead the Australian program of PRI's Collaborative Sovereign Engagement on Climate Change initiative. Wainwright is an advisor and subject matter expert on credible transition plans, decarbonisation pathways ...

HSBC adds 20 years to net zero ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... our net zero ambition. These include technological advancements, diversification of the energy mix, market demand for climate solutions, evolving customer preferences, and government," the bank said. HSBC has more than US$393.6 billion invested in sustainable ...

Banks' culture, conduct has government committee 'deeply concerned'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... complacent," it said. Further, Australia's big banks are urged to continue refining their strategies in relation to the climate transition and maintain rigorous standards to ensure they don't inadvertently contribute to human rights issues. The committee ...

CA ANZ issues warning over new financial standards body

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Chalmers who said the new board would implement accounting and auditing standards, including "the ongoing implementation of climate-related financial disclosure standards in Australia". CA ANZ chief executive Ainslie van Onselen said the new body must ...

Government creates $1bn green iron fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... globally that Australia is serious about future-proofing our industries and economy, and serious in its commitments to reduce climate pollution," Greenpeace Australia Pacific WA campaign lead Geoff Bice said. "The clean energy transition is well underway ...

Super moves: Aware Super, CareSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... that of Max Hamra who last month joined CareSuper as a responsible investment analyst arriving from Investor Group on Climate Change where he served as manager of corporate engagement for nine months. Before that, he held the same role at Funds SA, where ...

Climate transition poses GFC-level risk: Emmi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The global fixed income debt market faces significant climate transition risks, with trillions of dollars in outstanding bonds exposed to potential financial disruption by 2030, according to Emmi. This represents a GFC-level economic event, according ...

Investors still drawn to DEI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... to de-emphasise diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies due to new US government directives. The US political climate is driving pushback against ESG, with corporates scaling back DEI and a string of large institutions withdrawing from climate-focused ...