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Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... build on the success of our global renewable power and transition business where we have a mandate to 'go where the emissions are' in putting billions of dollars behind an executable plan to reduce emissions at Origin. Brookfield has the capital, expertise ...

Time is running out: latest IPCC report says 1.5°C is "likely"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... countries and communities already experiencing the effects. But it's not too late. Solutions are available to reduce emissions by at least 43% over the next seven years. It is vital that governments and businesses invest in renewables and other green ...

Apostle Funds Management launches carbon credit fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... this fund to market." Donovan joined Apostle last year from the Commonwealth Bank where he ran the lender's carbon emissions trading. As executive director, of CBA's carbon and power markets business, he established the bank's presence in ...

New report finds global carbon markets hit new record amid energy crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... accelerated efforts to end fossil fuel dependency, reveals the 2023 International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)'s Emissions Trading Worldwide Status Report. The report released Wednesday found that carbon markets have remained largely unaffected by ...

Bank Australia sets interim 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Bank Australia has announced that it will aim to reduce its carbon emissions by 64% by 2030 as an interim step to net zero by 2035. The mutual bank's target, which applies to Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and covers its financed emissions, has been validated ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... slightly higher than 45% in 2022. A majority - 55% - said they are assessing the impact of their portfolios on carbon emissions. However, investors are lagging on Scope 3 emissions, with only 20% of investors measuring these, and 27% have obtained a ...

Scentre Group reports sustainability progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Scentre Group has reported Scope 1 and 2 Emissions reductions of 38% since 2014 and says it is on track to reach its 2030 net zero emissions goal. Scentre Group released its first Climate Statement this week, alongside its 2022 Modern Slavery Statement ...

Brambles launches Australian-first circular economy green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... models, producing tangible environmental benefits including reductions in the use of natural resources, waste and carbon emissions." The eight-year €500 million green bond, with a coupon rate of 4.25%, was issued under Brambles' European Medium-Term ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... membership organisation focused on accelerating the UK's transition towards a competitive, resource efficient and net zero emissions economy. At the Aldersgate Group, Molho led the overall strategic direction, work programme and policy advocacy activities ...

HSBC Australia hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... commitment." HSBC has set a goal of becoming net zero in operations and supply chain by 2030, and align its financed emissions to the Paris Agreement goal of net zero by 2050. The global bank has set interim 2030 targets for on-balance sheet financed ...