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Companies fall short on net zero commitments: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... that are fully aligned need to incorporate all four principles as identified by ClimateWorks: a commitment to net zero emissions by or before 2050; medium-term targets that are appropriate and ambitious; tangible actions to support achieving these; and ...

Australia among "least attractive" countries for green investment: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Card, which concludes that most G20 countries do not have the policy settings to attract the capital needed in the zero emissions, climate resilient transition. G20 countries accounting for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Australia ranks alongside ...

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... profitability and productivity while cutting their carbon footprint. This is a win-win development for farmers, agriculture and emissions reduction." The platform will use expert advice from a team of agronomic and environmental advisers including the ...

Baring Private Equity Asia inks multi-billion dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... female talent to thrive. To meet the climate change-linked targets, BPEA's portfolio companies will improve GHG emissions reporting, set climate targets, and ultimately drive emissions reduction. At the firm level, BPEA plans to create a long-term ...

Climate change "a first-order risk": RBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... governments outside of Australia are implementing net zero policies. "Both of these are effectively increasing the cost of emissions-intensive activities in Australia," Debelle said. "So, irrespective of whether we think these adjustments are appropriate ...

Carbon offsets essential to net zero ambitions: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... to the Grattan Institute. The Grattan Institute has published Towards net zero: Practical policies to offset carbon emissions, the fourth in a series of five reports examining policy actions to help achieve net zero outcomes in Australia. Grattan Institute ...

Investors assess ESG landscape, client needs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... duty to produce best returns, and that there can be a trade-off to manage. Singh took the example of greenhouse gas emissions, explaining that Dimensional's research shows that there is not a pricing advantage to investing in companies that have ...

Accounting bodies commit to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Australia's major professional accounting bodies have joined international peers in a net zero greenhouse gas emissions initiative. CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) have today joined 12 other global and national ...

GHG emissions, diversity top concerns for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Greenhouse gas emissions and diversity top the list as areas of focus and improvement for ASX companies, according to Perennial Better Futures. The third annual Perennial Better Futures Survey takes the ESG pulse ASX-listed companies to understand where ...

Aurecon creates new sustainability leadership role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Global Compact and is a supporter of the Australian Industry Energy Transition Initiative to accelerate the impact of emissions reductions across hard-to-abate sectors.