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First two ISSB standards released - what investors need to know

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... chain. It will also provide companies with transition relief, alongside the one-year relief from providing Scope 3 GHG emissions, to understand and map value chains. Faber said the timeline allows companies to phase in their approach, which he said was ...

Strong demand for green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... they tell you they're going to invest four times more in thermal coal versus renewables. What does that say about their emissions curve - it's not bending downwards, it's coming up. "From that perspective, we would prefer not to be associated with that ...

$20.5 billion cash infusion for Australia's green bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Government and Parliament for our work as Australia's 'green bank' in investing on behalf of all Australians in our low emissions future," said CEFC chair Steven Skala. "The additional funding recognises the success of the CEFC model in investing to ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... recommended across the financing lifecycle, with specific considerations for pre-issuance engagement based on financed emissions, refinancing pipeline, and net zero alignment. The guidance calls for engagement across the capital markets ecosystem, since ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... support the Western Australian government's commitment to the Paris Agreement, reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and progressing the objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... 1200-hectare property near Delungra in northern NSW, as a seed asset. It has identified a range of initiatives to reduce its emissions, including reducing the use of synthetic fertiliser, improved landscape function to slow overland water flows, and ...

Just 5% of global emissions covered by corporate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
CDP has issued a stark warning that current corporate targets disclosed will not reduce emissions enough to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. CDP's new Corporate Environmental Action tracker has found the number of 1.5°C -aligned science-based targets ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... government said it would legislate a national Net Zero Authority that would spearhead Australia's transition to net zero emissions. The Authority will collaborate with state, territory and local governments, existing regional bodies, unions, industry ...

Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... board's accountability and oversight of climate change risk" as well as take action to "actively reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain, including engagement with stakeholders such as policymakers and other actors to address the sectoral ...

Decade-long Santos well leak prompts investor concern

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Growth's holdings, a spokesperson said. The super fund does include methane in its assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of its portfolio holdings. In 2022 the fund faced pressure from healthcare worker members leading to more than 150 members switching ...