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Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... different parts of it. For example, the use of carbon credits... if you have an entity that advertises itself as being net zero and very green and they get there by carbon credits, is that consistent with what they've said [to their customers]?" ...

Big super's plan on fossil fuel return

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability the fund engaged with Woodside on "its approach to climate change and its strategy to transition to a net zero economy". But ultimately, the firm says investment decisions should be made through the lens of ensuring the best financial ...

Firms wrestle with ESG data challenges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... instrument data. Fulfilling regulatory requirements was the next highest priority (35%), followed by meeting climate risk and net zero objectives (18%). "While quality and comparability remain a global challenge, data management is coming into sharp ...

Podcast: The economic case for being a net zero superpower - Ross Garnaut

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Our guest today has been a leading voice in the economic case for managing climate change since before net zero was a thing. In addition to authoring two landmark papers on climate change and Australia's future in 2008 and 2011, Ross Garnaut was the ...

Directors sweat on climate: AICD

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... discussions with senior directors, primarily at ASX 200 companies. Directors feel the need for a coordinated approach to meet net zero targets. A third of boards (32%) said they reconsidered their organisational strategy in response to climate risk and ...

Aware and Macquarie partner on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... has made over $US309m in commitments across 27 investments into emerging sustainability transition assets. To fund the net zero transition the level of global investment needs to triple by 2030: the estimated cost sits at $US3.5 trillion annual capital ...

Podcast: Driving net zero in infrastructure - Niall Mills

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
In this episode brought to you by Igneo Infrastructure Partners, part of First Sentier Investors, we're talking poles, wires and utilities - the infrastructure sector. Infrastructure is one of those asset classes that is heavily exposed to the risks ...

Climate tech gets funding boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... standard for sustainable energy innovation," Moriarty said. "This grant puts us on the fast track to delivering affordable, net zero hydrogen to Australia." The technology the company is working on is set to produce hydrogen gas and solid carbon without ...

FS Sustainability opens final voting round for ESG Power50

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Nominees represent a range of roles covering managing the risk and opportunities of transitioning their companies to a net zero carbon future, reporting and managing exposure to modern slavery and human rights exposures, covering the diversity, equity ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... (JCRA). Japan's national commitment to greenhouse gas emissions reduction is a 46% reduction from 2013 levels by 2030, with net zero by 2050. Both the country and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change says this commitment is "ambitious" ...