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CEFC, NGS, Minderoo back Adamantem fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... "Investing in Adamantem's Environmental Opportunities Fund brings us another step closer to achieving our 2030 carbon neutral investment portfolio target whilst also providing valuable returns for our members," Squires said. CEFC chief investment ...

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 ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Mechanism reforms 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 ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Greenhushing - in which companies stop all voluntary disclosure of ESG information - is just another form of greenwashing, according to ASIC chair Joe Longo. In a public speech today, Longo provided additional context to the market regulator's focus ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... than a third of the $140.5 trillion in projected total assets under management. Over 400 companies use the words "carbon neutral" and "net zero" - in 2019 this figure was below 50, so an 8-fold increase in just four years. With that boom comes an increasing ...

Karoon Energy aims for net zero 2035 target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... looked at how we can grow while continuing to operate responsibly now and into the future." Karoon is currently carbon neutral on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions through the purchase of offsets, and is pursuing a Scope 1 and 2 net zero 2035 target, Hynes ...

Government's Climate Active certification challenged over possible greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... government's Climate Active certification scheme over potential greenwashing. The think tank says the Climate Active carbon neutral certification scheme "may be misleading and deceptive under consumer law." The Climate Active certification is awarded ...

Low carbon APAC ETF lists on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
A low carbon ETF focusing on developed and emerging markets in Asia Pacific has listed on the SGX. The CSOP CGS-CIMB FTSE Asia Pacific Low Carbon Index ETF launched with assets under management of S$150 million at launch. With this launch, the total ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... eliminates the influence we have. "Engagement is working. This year we've seen 76% of our investments committed to carbon neutral or net zero commitments by 2030, up from 36% in 2021." While managing climate risk applies across all UniSuper investments ...

ACCU demand to rise with Climate Active certification: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... methods or utilising new technology, offsetting remaining emissions by purchasing carbon offset units, validating carbon neutral claims with an independent third party, and reporting on progress via a public disclosure statement on the Climate Active ...