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Local pick-up a key to reducing emissions in e-commerce: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
E-commerce skyrocketed during 2020 due to shopping shifting to online because of COVID-19, but emissions from parcel delivery actually dropped through the use of click and collect and curbside pickup, according to Accenture. The environmental gains ...

Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... excludes companies with fossil fuel reserves, and selects companies that are significantly decarbonised from a carbon emissions intensity perspective, with a positive tilt towards companies benefiting from the energy transition with green revenues and ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... in Australia's electricity grid," said Darren Miller, ARENA CEO. "... The Australian Government's first Low Emissions Technology Statement has highlighted the importance of large scale energy storage solutions to facilitate more low cost solar ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... digitalisation can have," Chamberlayne said. "This is not the future we imagine, but last year, we had the lowest carbon emissions increase on record, while acceleration in digital investment increased significantly last year." "Increased digitalisation ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Super funds and asset managers have announced commitments to remove risks of greenhouse gas emissions from their portfolios. These announcements have a shorthand - "net zero" or "carbon neutral" or "decarbonisation" - and have varying timelines to reach ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gases emitted were carbon dioxide. This is why the fund aims for a "carbon neutral" goal as opposed to a "net zero emissions" goal. While divestment from some companies and stocks "will be necessary to achieve our 2030 target," the fund will ...

EISS Super takes on ESG risk analytics with State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Analytics Solution. State Street is providing EISS Super customised ESG performance and risk management around carbon emissions data, from both the top down and bottom-up perspectives. EISS Super can also view its $6 billion fund through the ESG data ...

Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and greater specialisation. bfinance also points to the trend among asset owners towards assessing portfolio carbon emissions and creating targets around reducing those emissions, which can lead to greater demand for carbon-offsetting strategies such ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... The U.S. Multifamily Portfolio's net zero carbon status covers scopes 1, 2 and 3, including historic and current emissions of construction (Scopes 1 and 2). Resident emissions (Scope 3) are offset, including electricity, space heating, air conditioning ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... stewardship, and people and the community. In their 2020 update, the Framework noted that there has been a reduction of CO2 emissions of 56.7% since 2005, an increase in cattle properties covered by a documented biosecurity plan from 25% to 90%, 99.9% ...