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Assessing the financial, ESG benefits of agricultural investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... addition to the work that the agricultural industry is doing to reduce emissions, the sector is uniquely poised to contribute carbon reduction services through environmental services such as carbon sequestration through soil and forestry. "It means we're ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... were interested in going deeper into the value that mangroves provide, beyond just their ability to store and sequester carbon," said HSBC Australia head of corporate sustainability, Alpa Bhattacharjee. "We know that for Australia specifically, for example ...

New Climate Action 100 engagement to tackle food and beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... supporting agricultural producers to reduce the climate impact of crop and livestock production and enhance agricultural carbon sequestration and transitioning to more efficient and renewable energy use and transportation across operations, distribution ...

Reflection on 10 years of climate action: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... allocating capital to climate-friendly economic issues. Horster also noted that there are challenges in reporting based on carbon footprinting activities. "A carbon footprint isn't a forward looking metric," Horster said. "You can't tell if a ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... in terms of its impact in the future. "It starts with where a company might be at the current point in time, in terms of carbon emissions for example. We're looking to further enhance our toolset to capture what a company is going to do in the future ...

Santos sued over clean energy, net zero claims

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Responsibility (ACCR) has filed a court case which will challenge Santos' net zero emission target in relation to the viability of carbon capture and storage and environmental impacts of blue hydrogen. The suit claims that Santos is engaging in misleading ...

CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... which, with the CEFC's support, will be combined with sustainable technology and features to monitor and help lower their carbon footprint. "This will be a landmark development for a sector that has experienced poorer energy efficiency and higher energy ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
If Australia is to meet net zero emissions by 2050, the industrial sector will have to significantly cut its carbon emissions through a combination of policies and actions, according to the Grattan Institute. The Grattan Institute has published Towards ...

Andrew Forrest steps up No Pain No Fear campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... upon JBS to improve sustainability performance at Huon, including replacement of fish from fishmeal, moving to completely carbon neutral production and applying leading animal welfare standards and practices. Huon Aquaculture's CEO, Peter Bender called ...

Opinion: Mind the gap: Investors continue to stall on climate action, despite sentiment confirming its risks

DAVID KLAUSNER  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... America where, until recently, regulatory actions have been lagging. Notably, U.S. companies have been actively ramping up carbon neutral pledges and emissions disclosures. They are responding to the collective nudges from vital external stakeholders-namely ...