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CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... believe there is enormous untapped potential for new investment in a sustainable future for agriculture as part of a net zero economy. "By facilitating the flow of much-needed capital into the sector, our work with CDPQ supports the decarbonisation efforts ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Investors and Industry Super Australia (ISA) chair Greg Combet has relinquished his role to head the government's new Net Zero Economy Agency. Recognised for his expertise in government, investment, climate policy, and industrial relations, as well ...

Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosure on and implementing transition plans to deliver on robust targets." "When Climate Action 100+ started 5 years ago, net zero commitments were just emerging in the global economy," said Richard Proudlove, director of corporate engagement at ...

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 ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... offshore oil and gas field Legendre has been leaking gas for a decade, throwing into doubt investor abilities to meet net zero plans. Methane gas - a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide - has been leaking from 26 locations off the ...

A new "nuclear renaissance" for investors: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... marginal production costs and project cost inflation. "If you look at the International Energy Agency's pathway to net zero emissions by 2050, almost half of the reductions they're talking about by mid-century is predicated on technologies that ...

IIGCC, TPI Centre launch Bank Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and other stakeholders has launched a Net Zero Standard for Banks alongside a Banking Assessment Framework setting out investor expectations on the transition to net zero. Over 25 investors ...

Super fund survey finds strong demand for sustainable super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... portfolios, she said. It is vital that funds are clear not just about exclusions but also screening process, as well as net zero goals and interim goals, Bradford said. Beyond this, funds should take an active approach when it comes to stewardship and ...

Aussie, Kiwi ministers commit to sustainable finance alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... indicators and monitoring frameworks," according to the statement. Other points will see the two countries "establish a Net Zero Government Working Group to support decarbonising public services, climate-related disclosures, and sustainable procurement ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 encompass indirect ...