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Cost a barrier for SME ambition on net zero: BSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly identify sustainability and net zero targets as important to their business practice, but cost is the main barrier towards taking action, according to BSI Group. BSI Group - the global standards ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Santos has admitted that its retired offshore oil and gas field Legendre has been leaking gas for a decade, throwing into doubt investor abilities to meet net zero plans. Methane gas - a greenhouse gas 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide - has ...

Aussie AI platform aids HK firms in Scope 3 emissions compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... facilitate ESG reporting and carbon emissions management in Hong Kong. The consultancy's focus on ESG disclosure, science-based target setting and GRI-certified training hopes to be enhanced by Avarni's AI-driven carbon management platform to help companies ...

IIGCC, TPI Centre launch Bank Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and other stakeholders has launched a Net Zero Standard for Banks alongside a Banking Assessment Framework setting out investor expectations on the transition to net zero. Over 25 investors ...

Climate change most pressing issue for APAC C-Suite: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
C-suite executives in the APAC region rated climate change as the most pressing issue facing their companies, ahead of seven other choices, ahead of the economic outlook and other challenges. The consulting firm has issued the Deloitte 2023 CxO Sustainability ...

Stakeholders weigh in on Nature Repair Market bill

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
A range of public and private sector entities have weighed in on the government's proposed Nature Repair Bill, expressing support and reservations over how a legislative framework for market-led biodiversity recovery would attract capital. The Senate ...

Super fund survey finds strong demand for sustainable super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... whilst setting and demonstrating interim targets is important, Bradford said if a company needs to change its net zero target this is demonstrable of good stakeholder communication, and is not greenwashing, as companies can have a reasonable basis to ...

Companies urged to address Scope 3 emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... comprehensively provided. Sustainalytics found only 21% providing comprehensive data sets. "While the feasibility of the 1.5-degree target set by the Paris Agreement has become more uncertain, companies will still need to transition sooner rather than ...

ASIC chair calls out greenhushing as form of greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Greenhushing - in which companies stop all voluntary disclosure of ESG information - is just another form of greenwashing, according to ASIC chair Joe Longo. In a public speech today, Longo provided additional context to the market regulator's focus ...

CBA invests in native seed merchant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank has invested in a native seed merchant as part of its strategy to develop carbon sequestration and biodiversity restoration projects. CBA has taken on a minority equity stake in Nindethana Seed Service Pty Ltd (Nindethana). The deal ...