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New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Stay ahead of new EU sustainability rules at the border and beyond: World-first European Green Bond standard, EU launches Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) slated for 2024. World-first European ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Editorial note: This is the first in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics While setting a net zero target and implementing strategies to transition from current carbon emissions activities to that long term goal is not quite business ...

Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Companies are grappling with the ramp-up to mandatory climate disclosure in Australia, the "biggest change in corporate reporting in a generation," with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) publishing a guide to assist directors' ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... that insurance firms invest in. IAG "advocates" for ongoing investment in resilience and says it is on track for its 2025 target: a minimum reduction of 25% from 2020 baselines, which it says will bring it in line with an objective of 1.5C. The Insurance ...

Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's top carbon-emitting companies are still failing to align their decarbonisation targets with the end goal of containing global warming at 1.5° by 2050, according to the latest assessment by Climate Action 100+. Emissions at the 14 Australian ...

ZEN Energy recruits new senior exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... 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 sites ...

Grim stats for company, investor net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation tartes based on their disclosures and language. "There's so much uncertainty as to whether a company can meet the target or not," said Matt Picone, senior vice president and portfolio management, Acadian Asset Management Australia. ...

Nature credits a potential bonanza for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Australia signed to commit to protecting 30% of land and 30% of oceans for nature by 2030. One of the targets in the GBF was Target 19, which "which requires countries to commit to new mechanisms to mobilise at least US$200 billion per year by 2030 into ...

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 ...

ART outlines road to net zero 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... net zero commitment covers Scope 3 category greenhouse gas emissions - the emissions from portfolio holdings. The interim target of a 43% reduction is measured against a FY2021 baseline and covers listed equities, infrastructure and real estate asset ...