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Banks' culture, conduct has government committee 'deeply concerned'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... expectations on this front while also supporting Australia's economic development as part of an orderly energy transition; emissions reduction is important but so is energy security. The committee's report acknowledged the efforts by banks to be more ...

Government creates $1bn green iron fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... employ more than 100,000 people directly and indirectly. Iron and steel production is responsible for 8% of the globe's emissions, with iron accounting for 90% of this. However, the Minerals Institute of Western Australia says a single green iron plant ...

Climate transition poses GFC-level risk: Emmi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... impact of climate scenarios and carbon pricing on bonds requires a three-step process: Calculating the issuer's financed emissions Apportioning the climate budget at the company/issuer level, and Determining the potential carbon liability (PCL) of the ...

SBTi seeks feedback on Corporate Net Zero Standard

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... initiative (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 ...

Asset managers react to news 2C is 'dead'

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... though we've only had a single calendar year at over 1.5C, the warming trend is so strong and our greenhouse gas emissions so high that it's very likely we're now crossing it." 2°C is expected to be breached in 2030, according to an academic ...

Investors must take a long-term view: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... investors, corporates and governments massively committed to net zero - amounting to 93% of global GDP and 88% of global emissions. By and large, governments have failed on their commitments, put the brakes on green ambitions, and current government ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... acted as co-chair of the HSBC Group 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 ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... over 'net zero' targets, and clear and transparent timelines for fossil fuel phase out. Under a 'net zero' scenario, emissions going into the atmosphere are balanced by removal from the atmosphere, while 'real zero' means fossil fuels are eliminated ...

Regulation drives ESG advice boom

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... 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 ...

Young investors' appetite for ESG investing dwindles: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... 33% of young investors said they'd be willing to lose more than 10% of their retirement savings to improve carbon emissions and develop renewable energy technologies - by 2024, just 10% said the same. Meantime, Cerulli's research found 44% of ...