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CEFC allocates $2m to airlines emissions solution developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... efficiency, and now - with the backing of the CEFC - MicroTau will put shark skin inspired film on planes to help fight climate change," said MicroTau CEO and founder Henry Bilinsky. With limited immediate options for converting existing aero fleets ...

ASIC: improve greenwashing disclosure or risk penalty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... saying it would consider enforcement action if they see "egregious conduct." Speaking at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) Summit in Sydney, ASIC senior executive leader, corporations Claire LaBouchardiere summarised the regulator's recent ...

Qantas Super in $2bn climate risk mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... reduction in carbon emissions across Qantas Super's investment portfolio by 2025, from a baseline of 30 June 2020. "Climate change represents a risk we need to mitigate and manage and also represents other opportunities," noted Qantas Super CIO Andrew ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... The pending departure of the CEO and chair and other AGL board members highlights an urgent need to bring both climate change and company transformation experience to the refreshed board, according to recruitment and governance experts. Earlier this ...

New Forests increases California forestry holdings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... forests for financial returns from both sustainable timber and carbon pricing, while positively contributing to climate change mitigation, biodiversity, and local communities. New Forests plans to manage these forests for long-term carbon stock protection ...

Warning on climate risk if net zero targets not achieved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... to be done towards adaptation. "It's not that there's no energy transition, it's just not on the speed to limit climate change to 1.5 degrees," Lawson said. "The way you invest around climate risk adaptations and the physical effects aren't something ...

HESTA first super fund to oppose AGL demerger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... coal successfully were power prices to fall or the transition further accelerated to limit the worst impacts of climate change," HESTA said. HESTA also pointed out that the stand-along company would remain a potential takeover target, "with the risk ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Nature Working Group, TNFD Taskforce Member, and director, biodiversity and natural capital, sustainability and climate change at Deloitte welcomed the opportunity. "The TNFD represents a seismic shift for how nature is valued and properly managed," ...

Australian Shareholders' Association issues net zero policy for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) has issued its first ESG and climate change policy, calling on ASX200 companies to commit to net zero by 2050. In its first climate change policy, the ASA called upon ASX200 companies to align their ...

AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Development Goals - low carbon transport, smart energy, green buildings and sustainable ecosystem. "As the battle against climate change drives solid growth in the worldwide green bond market, the universe is increasingly well diversified across regions ...