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No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... than a third of the $140.5 trillion in projected total assets under management. Over 400 companies use the words "carbon neutral" and "net zero" - in 2019 this figure was below 50, so an 8-fold increase in just four years. With that boom comes an increasing ...

Karoon Energy aims for net zero 2035 target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... looked at how we can grow while continuing to operate responsibly now and into the future." Karoon is currently carbon neutral on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions through the purchase of offsets, and is pursuing a Scope 1 and 2 net zero 2035 target, Hynes ...

Government's Climate Active certification challenged over possible greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... government's Climate Active certification scheme over potential greenwashing. The think tank says the Climate Active carbon neutral certification scheme "may be misleading and deceptive under consumer law." The Climate Active certification is awarded ...

Low carbon APAC ETF lists on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
A low carbon ETF focusing on developed and emerging markets in Asia Pacific has listed on the SGX. The CSOP CGS-CIMB FTSE Asia Pacific Low Carbon Index ETF launched with assets under management of S$150 million at launch. With this launch, the total ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... eliminates the influence we have. "Engagement is working. This year we've seen 76% of our investments committed to carbon neutral or net zero commitments by 2030, up from 36% in 2021." While managing climate risk applies across all UniSuper investments ...

ACCU demand to rise with Climate Active certification: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... methods or utilising new technology, offsetting remaining emissions by purchasing carbon offset units, validating carbon neutral claims with an independent third party, and reporting on progress via a public disclosure statement on the Climate Active ...

La Trobe Financial certified by Climate Action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... voluntary climate action. La Trobe Financial achieved carbon neutrality in 2021, working with independent advisers Carbon Neutral to measure its emissions activities, and offsetting its carbon footprint through investments made in high integrity Gold ...

Fixing Australia's complicated carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... advice on the criteria that should be applied to international offsets under the government's Climate Active carbon neutral certification program, the Indo-Pacific Carbon Offsets Scheme, and for other uses, the CCA said. Herd pointed to four key ...

Zurich accelerates net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... addition to reducing the carbon intensity of its local investment portfolio by 25% by 2025, Zurich will aim to have a carbon neutral portfolio by 2050. Zurich's global operational net zero target has been accelerated from 2050 to 2030, said Zurich ...

Using blockchain for real-time ESG data: TYMLEZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... utilisation and blockchain is part of the solution, according to climate tech company TYMLEZ. "As we transition to a carbon neutral economy, which is moving at breakneck speed, the blockchain element of the solutions gives clear, fully auditable and ...