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Podcast: Navigating the future of decarbonisation

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... decarbonisation more appealing and feasible. Discover how countries and industries worldwide are adapting to balance climate action with economic realities.

UBS delays climate target to 2035

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... net zero by 2035 - which is 10 years longer than anticipated. "We made progress on these key components of our climate action plan, reducing our net greenhouse gas scope 1 and 2 emissions and energy consumption. For scope 3, we remain committed to our ...

SBTi seeks feedback on Corporate Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... organisation identify opportunities to strengthen its approach and ensure practical and effective science-based climate action, he said. As part of the revision, SBTi is changing its requirements based on company size and geography, and considering a ...

Investors and business leaders call for end to 'weak' net zero pledge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Climate Capital Forum, Rewiring Australia, Climate Analytics, UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, Farmers for Climate Action, and Moir Group. Experts call for stronger action Future Group said real zero emissions targets provide the path to "a future ...

ESG groups scramble to pivot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Scotiabank. NZBA confirmed the departures; it still has 135 members holding US$56 trillion in total assets. Meanwhile, Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) lost Rockerfeller Asset Management. CA100+'s local convener - the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

Trump Paris exit "bad news" for rest of world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
US President Donald Trump's administration could put climate action on the backburner globally - but DEI in Australia is unlikely to falter. Trump signed more than 200 executive orders on his first day back in office and revoked 78 executive actions ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... the super-rich pay their fair share of taxes, so we can fund essential services like healthcare, education, and climate action - and build a fairer society for all." On the global stage, Oxfam found that the richest 1% in the Global North extracted $46.1 ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
Northern Trust and two other asset managers have left Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) as four banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Northern Trust is the latest to depart both CA100+ and Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM); MFS Investment ...

Most-read articles of 2024

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... metric for fund managers, a global index provider says. Read here. Investors exit climate group amid politicisation Climate Action 100+ lost two more asset managers in May. The high-profile withdrawals were pinned to ESG politicisation. Read here. Australian ...

Green moves: PRI, Scientific Beta, RIAA, CA100+, Australian Unity, Net Zero Economy Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Meanwhile, Anne Simpson, global head of sustainability at Franklin Templeton, ended a seven-year tenure on the Climate Action 100+ steering committee as the asset manager exits the climate advocacy initiative to move their carbon targets in-house. Former ...