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Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... each state and territory has set a target, and Wood believes Prime Minister Scott Morrison is moving towards a national net zero target by interpreting his comments around "care for our country," which she characterized as "code for moving on climate ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and how much change will come from the change in administration in the US, the announcement in China that they will go net zero by 2060. That's an interesting one that I think hasn't had as much focus as we would expect."

Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading superannuation and managed fund provider has become the latest to set a net zero 2050 carbon target for its portfolio. Mercer Australia has committed to a target of net-zero absolute carbon emissions by 2050 for its Australian Funds and the ...

Property developer sets more ambitious timeline to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading retail property owner and developer has brought its net zero carbon emissions targets forward by two years and committed to potentially doubling its rooftop solar panel generation as part of the process. Stockland has said it will have net ...

Investment consultant creates head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... transition." The role will include a specific focus on climate change and the transition of investment portfolios to net zero carbon by 2050 and the head of sustainability will "lead the drive to put sustainability at the heart of JANA's research ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... cited the example of Enel, a utility that is currently one of the top five emitters in Europe, but have set a pathway to net zero with non-essential capex being spent on renewable assets. "That's why we're focused on forward looking metrics and ...

APA Group sets net zero targets for emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Energy infrastructure company APA Group will set a net zero target for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, and will focus on energy transition to clean and renewable energy sources. Scope 1 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that come from the activities ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Coca-Cola Amatil has set a net zero carbon emissions target by 2040 as part of a broader set of sustainability targets. Amatil has announced 10 objectives in its 2020-2040 Sustainability Ambitions commitments, focusing actions across four areas - water ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... to more ambitious climate targets. The return of the US to the Paris Agreement process plus China's commitment to net zero carbon emissions in its economy by 2060 means that approximately 70% of all of Australia's trade will be with countries ...

Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... administration take climate change very seriously and you can see where this is heading. Companies have increasingly made net zero commitments as well. This is the background as to why we've chosen to eliminate fossil fuels from our investible un ...