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Evaluating impact of climate policy on company valuation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... country is in terms of economic development, J.P. Morgan Asset Management said in a research note on the path to a carbon neutral world. "Governments around the world have formulated transition policies but the job ahead is to evaluate how they're achieved," ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... by 100% renewable electricity by the end of FY25." To end on a sweet note, beloved confectionary KitKat will be carbon neutral from 2025. Manufacturer Nestle says KitKat globally aiming to reduce emissions generated through ingredient sourcing, manufacturing ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... if companies' capital expenditures match with the stated ambitions. "The issuer might say, yes, we'd like to be carbon neutral by 2050, but when we look at the five year business plan, you find that 70% of their full capex is in technologies or assets ...

ESG investing growing strongly in Asia: J.P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... within Asia." Further, Hui pointed to major Asian economies such as China, Japan and South Korea announcing net-zero/carbon neutral targets as a further driver. China's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will peak sometime before 2030, with the goal of achieving ...

Corporate super fund sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... solution to climate change so will reduce emissions where possible and offset the remainder of our footprint to become carbon neutral," Davies said. "We've recently sought certification under the Australian Government's Climate Active program ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... 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 an absolute target of no carbon emissions. However, there is no ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... An industry superannuation fund has set the most ambitious climate change related target yet, aiming to attain a carbon neutral investment portfolio in nine years. The $12.8 billion NGS Super has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030. The target ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... $10.8 billion in 2019. "I can see industry as a facilitator and enabler," Herbert said. "If you wanted to promote a carbon neutral beef brand, there needs to be a measurement process on farm for how to measure your carbon levels. Industry is doing that ...

Investment consultant creates head of sustainability role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... change," Smith said. "There are range of services that we would like to develop - things like, how do you develop a carbon neutral policy for example, and then how do you implement it in a practical way, embed it into the DNA and the way you formulate ...

Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... fast-evolving climate policies that we see across a number of jurisdictions, which have set the target dates to become carbon neutral," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSDA). "Using carbon taxes ...