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New report finds global carbon markets hit new record amid energy crisis

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... "Emissions trading is playing a critical role here," she added. The report found that jurisdictions making up 55% of the global GDP are now using emissions trading - almost a third of the global population now lives under an ETS in-force. 2022 saw the ...

Bank Australia sets interim 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... holistic and independently validated." SBTi is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and is aimed at enabling ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... decarbonization drive, which was interesting to see." These findings align with Robeco's own net zero ambitions and inform how the global fund manager supports clients' plans. "Our net zero plan has three commitments - decarbonizing our own commitments ...

Scentre Group reports sustainability progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Group achieved a portfolio average of 4.5 Star NABERS Energy rating across its retail developments. It is listed as a GRESB Global Development Sector Leader and has achieved a Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Climate Change A rating. The company identified ...

Aviva Investors creates global head of ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has created the role of global head of ESG and appointed a longtime specialist into the role. Mirza Baig has been promoted from his former role as global head of ESG investments. Baig will report directly to CEO Mark Versey and join ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... passed the $3 trillion mark as of 30 September 2022. IIX cited analysis from Moody's Investor Services suggesting that global sustainable bond issuance (including green bonds, social bonds, sustainability bonds, and sustainability-linked bonds) is projected ...

Podcast: Greening corporate finance - Alison Chan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... climate quitter. Chan joined Metrics in 2021 and is responsible for developing sustainable finance strategies to support the global transition to a low carbon economy. Chan previously worked at National Australia Bank where she was director, sustainable ...

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... program you could use as a Rosetta stone to connect what's happening at the ag level to what's being demanded at a global capital level that is sector-agnostic," he said. "At the same time, it's something that can take the complexity at the ...

Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
BlackRock chairman Larry Fink warned that dominos may be starting to fall as global economies count the price of more than a decade of easy money in his annual letter to investors. In a letter where ESG and climate change took a backseat to concerns ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has created a new role of head of climate policy, responsible for developing the global fund manager's macro stewardship programme. Aviva Investors has hired Nick Molho as the new head of climate policy. He joins in June and will report ...