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ZEN Energy recruits new senior exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... negotiate the next five years of growth." ZEN Energy is an electricity retailer that has a "near-term science-based emissions reduction target in line with limiting global warming by 1.5°C." Key customers include the South Australian Government, CSIRO's ...

Exiting emissions-intensive assets may not reduce climate risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Divesting from emissions-intensive assets may maintain or even increase the systemic risks that climate change poses to overall financial returns of the institutional investors that part-own them. While companies and investors are turning to divestment ...

Record number of soil ACCUs issued for Queensland graziers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... responsible for more than 95% of all soil carbon credits issued in Australia. With one ACCU representing one tonne of CO2 emissions avoided or sequestered, one tonne of soil organic carbon is equivalent to 3.66 tonnes of CO2. Soil samples must be certified ...

ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions in its investment portfolio by 43% by 2030 on the way to net zero by 2050. The $260 billion super fund has released its Net Zero 2050 Roadmap, outlining how the fund plans to ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... the healthcare and community services sectors. The superfund has called on ASX 300 companies to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement. A participant in investor-led initiative ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... outdated credits to meet climate targets. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen made the announcement at the Emissions Reduction Summit in Sydney on Friday, stating: "They were never more than an accounting trick to try and make it look like ...

Australian businesses failing to achieve on sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... data. Smith noted that systems and processes are not aligned to ESG lenses around key metrics such as calculating carbon emissions intensity. "There are two parts to the data problem," Smith said. "Right now, I need to collect data that needs to be audited. ...

NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... structure of the transaction was "innovative". "We liked that this initiative took a whole-of-country approach to reducing emissions associated with electricity usage," he said. "As an investor with a strong focus on sustainable finance and its potential ...

Norway's oil fund updates climate demands

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... published its policy on corporate use of voluntary carbon credits, stating that companies "should prioritise reducing own emissions but can use additional and verified credits as a supplement to signal high climate ambitions". The fund stated that carbon ...

BlackRock, SGX, and MSCI launch US$426M Singapore climate action ETF

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... transition objectives into their portfolios can now access an ETF based on Asian companies dedicated to reducing carbon emissions. With climate transition increasing in urgency across the Asia region, countries face growing climate risks - but also substantial ...