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Rio Tinto commits to climate vote at AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... Gocher said. ""Currently, Santos and Woodside targets amount to business-as-usual, relying largely on buying cheap carbon offsets in the short term, and unproven technologies-like carbon, capture and storage (CCS)-in the long term. Yet shareholders have ...

Climate Action 100+ aviation engagement takes off

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... plan to meet their targets by cutting their own flight emissions compared to the extent which they plan to rely on carbon offsets. Because of the fossil-fuel intensive nature of air travel, investment in emerging technologies like sustainable fuels becomes ...

ESG-inclusive commodities set to grow: Xpansiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
ESG-inclusive commodities such as carbon offsets and water will see strong growth in 2021, according to exchange Xpansiv. Xpansiv is a commodity marketplace for ESG-inclusive commodity products and price information, and its main business units include ...

Global fund managers unite to accelerate natural capital investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... seeking to scale-up their investments into natural capital, in support of biodiversity restoration, including through carbon offsets; and to share investment knowledge and expertise to help mainstream the natural capital investment theme and demonstrate ...

Woolworths commits to ambitious GHG emissions cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... supply chain and waste-related emissions - by 19%. All of Woolworths' targets are set from the base year of 2015. Carbon offsets are not counted towards SBTi targets and are not part of the emissions reduction target to 2030. These targets have been ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... within that timeframe. That involves changes in the design and operation of our facilities as well as investment in carbon offsets and new energy opportunities. We are also working within industry associations to support action on climate change."

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... investments, the company noted. "Our team is proud to be recognized by the Climate Action Reserve for our work to deliver carbon offsets in support of California's carbon market," said Brian Shillinglaw, director of New Forests' US investments and operations. ...

South Pole Australia launches EcoAustralia biodiversity, carbon credit product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... high-value sites with native vegetation, and by combining the biodiversity value that we have in these sites with the carbon offsets that South Pole brings, we can actually an on-the-ground benefit to Australia's biodiversity," said Paul Dettmann, founder ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... symposium also "explored the experience of Native American communities who have enrolled their forests to provide carbon offsets for California's emissions trading scheme," New Forests said. Through its Forest Carbon Partners program, New Forests is ...

Teachers Mutual Bank installs solar panels, LED lights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... upgraded, and two of those buildings will export solar power to the grid, Teachers Mutual Bank said. Combined with carbon offsets, Teachers Mutual Bank said they now have "net zero" buildings - those which generate clean energy and have net zero carbon ...