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Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... 2030 carbon neutral target. Clowes explained that to date, the meat and livestock industry has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 57% against the baseline year of 2005, and the meat and livestock industry has reduced its share of national greenhouse ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... including, begrudgingly, Australia, a major shift has emerged that recognises that there is no longer time to wait for those emissions reductions to occur in the 2030s and 2040s, but that much of the reductions are required over these next few years. ...

Willis Towers Watson names head of sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... transition to a net zero world," Unger said. "We want our actions and advice to result in significant reductions in carbon emissions in the real economy. This means that we need to be able to measure the impact of the advice that we provide and the changes ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Validity - are they valid targets, what scope do they cover- is it scopes 1, 2 and 3, and what other greenhouse gas emissions do they cover - is it just carbon emissions, or does it include methane as well?" In examining a company's net zero commitments ...

Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... different views on the companies you invest in? The reason is most of the data/rating agencies specifically look at emissions from a sectoral perspective. They will say, for example, the mining industry has a certain type of rating whilst the IT sector ...

Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... really puts the general counsel in quite an important role." The legal implications of the shift to a net zero carbon emissions future is a key consideration, which the guide explores. "One of the things that we know, particularly following from COP ...

CBA to pilot green loans for agribusiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... properties. The Agri Green Loan Pilot will provide loans with a discounted interest rate to finance projects that reduce emissions, sequester more carbon, improve soil health, promote biodiversity and vegetation cover, and protect waterways, CBA said. ...

Australian company boards lack skill, experience to lead net zero transition: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Australian company directors "lack the skills and experience" to lead the transition to net zero emissions by 2050, according to a report by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Further, the IGCC report, A Changing Climate: what investors expect ...

Australian government "faffing about" on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... is a very close second," Scaysbrook said in a briefing. The inability of negotiators to come to a final resolution on emissions trading solutions via Article 6 was another point of criticism for Scaysbrook. "We were hoping for something a bit more directional ...

COP26 week two: impacts for Australians

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Glasgow Declaration " is an emphatic rebuttal of the notion Glasgow will mark a departure from targets, timelines and emissions regulation," said John Connor of the Climate Market Institute. "These remain crucial, along with technology development initiatives ...