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New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... independently verified; addressing permanence, addressing leakage, and doing no net harm. Organisations such as the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Voluntary Carbon Markets Initiative (VCMI), and Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Boral has announced net zero commitments aligned to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Boral will reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 46% by 2030 and will reduce relevant Scope 3 emissions by 22%, both from a 2019 baseline. The targets ...

UniSuper updates progress on net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... UniSuper said in the report that they are considering whether to seek to have their targets endorsed by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). SBTi is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... that asset owners, managers, companies and countries are taking, generally in line with initiatives such as Science Based Targets or those outlined by agreements like the Paris Climate Agreement. "The most commonly adopted targets at this point in time ...

Woolworths commits to ambitious GHG emissions cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... committed to reducing its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 63% by 2030 in targets endorsed by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In addition, Woolworths has committed to reduce absolute Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions - broader supply ...

ANZ companies report board level climate oversight, more needed: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... leadership towards science-based climate action. "There is a small subset of companies that have set the science based targets," Divgi said. "There are 17 across Australia and New Zealand that have said yes, we want to identify those metrics and for ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... sufficient," Porter said. "It should be 1.5 degrees. In that case, businesses should look to initiatives like the Science Based Targets initiative, for guidance." Porter noted that climate change will impact across the global economy, and within Australia. ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... portfolio's impacts. Investa has embedded sustainability as part of its overall strategy and has agreed to Science Based Targets, James said. Because sustainability has been part of the company's strategy, the company, which owns 41 properties in Australia ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... also pressing the case to help enable companies to set corporate greenhouse gas reduction targets - the Science Based Targets Initiative is an initiative of the CDP, the UN Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and WWF. "The Science ...
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