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Global managers drop out, scale back on Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... largest GHG emitters in the world - on their plans to decarbonise their companies, operations and products in line with the Paris Agreement. Nearly 50 Australian fund managers and asset owners belong to the organisation, and Australian focus companies ...

Final text of EU ESG laws released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... transparency, prevent greenwashing, drive investment into sustainability products, and help businesses in the region meet the Paris Agreement. It also includes an amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 - a text on sustainability‐related disclosures ...

Dramatic spike in votes against ASX remuneration: Georgeson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... 2023, Georgeson said. "With mandatory disclosures, the big asks in shareholder proposals - interim targets, alignment with Paris, all of that will be required anyway," Murphy noted. "The need to have a company specific proposal is less than it used to ...

ASX companies boosting ESG staff, oversight: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... ESG to KPIs, which is good, but we're seeing in STIs instead of LTIs," O'Neill said. "Emissions reductions aligned with Paris is something we've been pushing to see integrated into KPIs, and we find that 13% of respondents are doing so. "The problem ...

Aussie investors prepare for new EU rules

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... operation in the EU comply to the new directives. Mandatory adoption of climate transition plans and corporate alignment to the Paris Agreement "is a no brainer in this day and age," Samarakoon told FS Sustainability. "Our globalised supply chains pose ...

Investors push for nature in climate plans

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... "Including nature in transition plans would enable companies to transform their business models in-line with the goals of the Paris Agreement... [and] enable companies to take a more holistic approach to net zero and broader sustainability goals. While ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... that although the regulations are consistent with international peers and send a signal that Australia is committed to the Paris Agreement, the organisation is "concerned that the current drafting of the requirements will not achieve this objective and ...

Shell shareholders worth €4tr to vote for Paris

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... of 27 institutional investors with €4 trillion euro in assets under management have co-filed a resolution to urge Shell Paris-aligned emissions targets. The investors, which include one of the biggest investment managers in the world Amundi, collectively ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... founding signatory to the Net Zero Banking Alliance, the firm previously stated it plans to align its portfolio with the Paris Agreement to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. FS Sustainability reached out for comment ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
In the face of projections that 2024 is set to surpass the 1.5°C Paris Agreement threshold, experts are concerned that investors are unprepared for the escalating risks associated with climate change. Investors navigate these risks by employing models ...