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Majority of CFOs see ESG's importance to business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Access Economics report - A new choice: Australia's climate for growth - if climate change goes unchecked, then Australia's economy will be 6% smaller and have 880,000 fewer jobs by 2070," said Stephen Gustafson, Deloitte partner, and CFO Program leader. ...

Rio Tinto commits to climate vote at AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... climate-related financial risks to investors," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "Climate change risks are deeply embedded across our economy and a significant challenge for Australian companies and investors. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... targets. The return of the US to the Paris Agreement process plus China's commitment to net zero carbon emissions in its economy by 2060 means that approximately 70% of all of Australia's trade will be with countries that have committed to decarbonization ...

BetaShares to launch climate change innovation ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... statistics from the Energy Transitions Commission that additional investment required to achieve a global zero carbon-emissions economy by 2050 will be US$1-2 trillion p.a. As a result, the demand for products and services to deal with the climate and ...

Opinion: 2021 Reboot: three ways to innovate for impact

WARWICK PEEL, GORDON NOBLE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Gordon Noble of GNBK, and solely reflect the writers' opinions. While 2020 was cruel to society and harsh for our economy, it also had its benefits - organisations and government agencies went digital overnight, and most say we leapfrogged five to ...

Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The global green investment economy is growing faster than the overall equity market and currently represents a US$4 trillion market cap opportunity, according to research from FTSE Russell. FTSE Russell Green Revenues 2.0 Data Model has identified ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... companies, but it then limits a fund's ability to influence the company towards acting to reduce emissions in the real economy as an active owner. Of the superannuation funds that announced divestment from thermal coal companies in 2020, none publicly ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
BlackRock will push companies to disclose plans for their transition to a net-zero carbon economy, CEO Larry Fink stated in his annual letter to the CEOs of companies. Fink's annual letter to CEOs sets the engagement agenda for the year with the companies ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Minister Ley said. "Climate adaptation is about taking practical actions to help our environment, our communities and our economy deal with the impacts of climate change that are already taking place. "We are focussed on the steps we can take now and ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... brought the US back to the international table on a number of ESG grounds, with meaningful implications for Australia's economy and policies. President Biden signed an executive order that will see the US rejoin the Paris Climate Accord in the next ...