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Podcast: Banking on the climate transition

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... to discuss why the fund manager is so committed to collaborating with Australia's big banks to ensure alignment with the Paris Agreement and improve data accuracy and transparency.

Developing climate risks facing institutional investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... emissions is the most serious threat to asset performance and the financial system. "Following the warmest year on record, the Paris Climate agreement target of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C by the turn of the century looks increasingly ...

Australia can be energy transition, climate leader

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... climate-related references in its cabinet. One of Trump's first moves when he assumed office was to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement. The rejection of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030 are other recent examples. ...

UBS delays climate target to 2035

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... management (AUM) of the combined businesses. "Therefore, we have withdrawn the target. We remain committed to supporting the Paris Agreement climate goals in line with global efforts. We recorded USD$64.4bn of total assets as having a net-zero ambition ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... about $212 billion (€123bn) into companies that are either actively ramping up production of oil, gas and coal, or lack a Paris-aligned coal phase-out plan. Of the total, about $40 billion (€23.5bn) is invested in oil and gas majors TotalEnergies ...

Decoding Trump 2.0 and the impact on ESG investing

MANS CARLSSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
US President Donald Trump has signed numerous executive orders, including the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, a repeal of elements of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Inflation reduction Act), repeal of federal DEI (diversity, equity and ...

US rejects SDGs, Agenda 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... them as a matter of course," he said. One of Trump's first moves when he assumed office was to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. He also revoked the Biden administration's US International ...

ESG investing to skyrocket in APAC: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... leadership in sustainable investing." Despite US President Donald Trump's anti-ESG stance and immediate withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement as soon as he was sworn in early this year, the research is optimistic about the future of ESG investing. ...

Australian Ethical sees path through anti-ESG push

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... new US administration - such as expanded fossil fuel extraction, a ban on offshore wind projects, and withdrawal from the Paris Agreement - Woods argues these measures open a window for ethical investors to take advantage of market volatility. In the ...

HSBC adds 20 years to net zero ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... pace of decarbonisation, a combination of the above factors has led to the transition being slower than envisaged by recent Paris-aligned net zero scenarios. Moreover, certain high emitting sectors are not yet currently on a 1.5°C pathway. Until the ...