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HSBC adds 20 years to net zero ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... anticipated." "We currently expect a 40% emissions reduction across our operations, mean that we would need to rely heavily on carbon offsets to achieve net zero in our supply chain by 2030," HSBC said. "As such, we have revisited our ambition, taking ...

Climate transition poses GFC-level risk: Emmi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... representing 4% of the global listed corporate bond market. Ninety percent of its value is projected to be wiped out by carbon pricing impacts. The findings come from an Emmi analysis of climate transition risk for the outstanding debt of over 42,000 ...

SBTi seeks feedback on Corporate Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... (SBTi) is revising its Corporate Net Zero Standard's approach to target-setting and disclosure, value chain emissions, and carbon removal. The voluntary organisation aims to promote best practice whilst ensuring that its requirements are actionable and ...

Investors must take a long-term view: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... the net zero transition. Society's progress to net zero has been driven by the "inflated expectations of investors" and carbon abatement cannot be successful without government commitment, Peppelenbos argued. "John F Kennedy's mission to put the first ...

Green moves: HSBC, ACSI, Minderoo, The Superpower Institute, QLD Office of Social Impact, Terrain NRM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... ESG Committee. HSBC has a net zero by 2050 target, has set on-balance sheet financed emissions targets to 2030 for key carbon intensive sectors, and aims to provide $750 billion - $1 trillion in sustainable finance and investment by 2030. Wentzel said ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... helped to create an open source tool - RealZero Check - which measures financed emissions in equities portfolios against carbon budgets modelled by leading climate scientists." Fortescue's chief climate scientist Shanta Barley said real zero requires ...

Carbon market responds to integrity concerns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The carbon market industry has slammed media reports labelling carbon companies "cowboys, predators or parasites," calling the accusations "inflammatory and derogatory" and "unfair". A series of media reports published over the weekend published by ...

Regulation drives ESG advice boom

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... with mandatory sustainability disclosure laws. The first tranche of large corporates and financial firms must report their carbon emissions starting this year, with progressively smaller entities to follow over the next two years. Entities with a consolidated ...

Investors slam dumping of nature positive laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... investment portfolios, influencing access to resources and associated costs, that can ultimately impact economic development." Carbon market at risk Meanwhile, participants in the carbon market are concerned that scrapping the bill would harm investment ...

Green moves: Warakirri, La Trobe Financial, Future Generation, Tracker Group, GRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... benefit of all." François Mosnier has been named head of nature at Tracker Group, the combination of Planet Tracker and Carbon Tracker. Planet Tracker analyses the impacts of capital markets on planetary boundaries, combining financial data with environment ...