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New Zealand to issue green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... New Zealand government's pledge to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and reach its net zero carbon target by 2050, New Zealand Treasury said. Climate Change Minister James Shaw said the decision to issue Green Bonds reflects the ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... issued its fifth annual climate risk report, detailing the $108 billion super fund's progress towards its net zero 2050 target and activities around climate risk management. "Decarbonisation will be a pervasive theme for at least the next decade," chief ...

BlackRock continues renewable infrastructure investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... demand is carefully managed to increase the overall resiliency of the power grid in New Zealand. New Zealand has set a target of 100% renewable electricity generation by 2035 and to be a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. "Kiwis want clean and resilient ...

APRA chair highlights challenges of climate risk assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
APRA chair Wayne Byres flagged that the results of the climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) of the country's five largest banks are expected to be released "in a month or two." Byres highlighted that climate change is a disruptive risk in a speech ...

Glencore faces greenwashing allegations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
The Environmental Defenders Office has filed a complaint with ASIC and the ACCC against mining company Glencore over allegations of greenwashing and behaviour towards Traditional Owners. The Environmental Defenders Office, on behalf of The Plains Clan ...

Podcast: Inclusive product design with Amarachi Seery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... analyst Amarachi Seery, who explains why companies should make sure that their product design teams are as inclusive as their target customer base, and how a career start in construction gives her an edge as a sustainability finance professional. Seery ...

HESTA ups the ante on AGL, Santos on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... pathway to containing global warming at 1.5˚C. The $68 billion super fund has also lifted its 2030 emissions reduction target to 50%, increasing its previous goal of 33% of normalised emissions against a 2020 baseline. HESTA has achieved a 20% reduction ...

Defining financial, wellbeing impacts in housing: Kayne Anderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
A confluence of factors in the US multi-family rental housing market including a supply/demand imbalance, the need to upgrade aging residences including on grounds of energy efficiency, and the ability to improve overall health and wellbeing drive the ...

Brisbane Airport to use AI to cut emissions in buildings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Brisbane Airport Corporation has adopted an AI technology platform to reduce emissions coming from heating and cooling of its buildings. Brisbane Airport will work with BrainBox AI, a provider of autonomous building technology, to optimise the performance ...

ACCR files additional claims in Santos lawsuit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). Last year ACCR filed its suit challenging Santos' net zero emission target in relation to the viability of carbon capture and storage and environmental impacts of blue hydrogen. The suit claims ...