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Greg Combet to depart Net Zero Economy Agency for Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... spokesman confirmed. Last year, Combet said at the Carbon Market Institution Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit that business and investors acceptance of the need to decarbonise Australia's economy is "irreversible." "It's seemingly overwhelming ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
China's Certified Emission Reductions (CCER) scheme has restarted after a six-year pause, as the country releases its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Suspended in 2017 due to low trading volume and lack of standardisation in carbon audits ...

Senior appointments at ag managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Warakirri's groupwide Sustainability and ESG strategy and oversee its implementation and reporting across its various business lines." Jordan comes to Warakirri from Select Harvests, where she most recently held the role of sustainability and environment ...

Shell shareholders worth €4tr to vote for Paris

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... ever that climate change will create winners and losers. We hope to create incentives for senior management to align business strategies with Net Zero scenarios that will help the world thrive." A Pension Protection Fund spokesperson said in a statement ...

Ad industry proposes greenwashing code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The peak body for Australia's advertisers is taking on greenwashing via a new draft code. The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) has released an exposure draft Environmental Claims Code that they say will form an integral part of ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... survey from BBC Studios illustrates the connection between public perception and corporate policy frameworks. Australian business leaders and corporations rely on media reporting of ESG, with 68% finding it to be "very impactful" in shaping corporate ...

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... to accelerate the energy transition in global majority nations. It will spearhead the development of new policies and business models, de-risking tools and finance mechanisms. The network will exchange best practice to help nations meet their clean energy ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... matters will be viewed differently by various stakeholders." This may "adversely impact BlackRock's reputation and business, including through redemptions or terminations by clients, and legal and governmental action and scrutiny," it stated. One ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... investment universe trading companies for which unconventional oil and gas resources represent more than 30% of their business as well as companies that own or operate pipelines or LNG export terminals supplied with more than 30% of their volume in unconventional ...

A rising tide for blue bond investment: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... projects. "In any impact bond, there are going to be degrees of additionality. There are ones that i would characterise as business as usual and those can still technically qualify as labelled blue bonds, and there are ones that provider much greater ...