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New tool sniffs out greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Futures promises to help investors and financial institutions combat misleading net zero claims. "We believe this is a world-first, especially in that we are making this tool free and open source - anyone can use," ...

Future Fund to back energy transition, residential housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... at this point the fund should be home to $380 billion. The priority areas are supporting the energy transition towards net zero, increasing the supply of residential housing in Australia, and improving infrastructure including economic resilience ad ...

Mega asset manager defends OECD complaint

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... US Senators asking it to address these issues in its holdings. BlackRock is a member of Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and has committed to investing 75% of corporate and sovereign investments in issuers with science-based targets. The ...

Global corporate emissions fall for first time

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... during Trump's first term and will persist "irrespective of the new Trump administration." The biggest barrier to reaching net zero is technological, he said, with some industries like steel, concrete, shipping, airlines, and agriculture not having viable ...

Responsible funds thrive despite greenwash fears: RIAA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... investment depends on demonstrating measurable, impactful action, not just good intentions." Emma Herd, co-lead of EY's Net Zero Centre and partner, climate change and sustainability services said with mandatory reporting coming to force on 1 January ...

COP fails to bridge yawning funding gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... delegations, the Guardian and BBC reported. Negotiators are struggling to reach an agreement on financing. The Taskforce on Net Zero Policy and its Secretariat the Principles for Responsible Investment said more strategic and effective mobilisation of ...

Supermarket giants lead anti-slavery efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to include social reporting frameworks in its climate standards, noting the link between the net zero transition and human rights. "Collaborating with other investors on a common goal will allow us to influence systemic ...

Australia among the leaders in lowering carbon emissions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... "The report confirms urgent action is required. The $4 trillion in super has the power to accelerate the transition to net zero and well-position our economy, and people, to become a leader in this space" said Alison George, head of impact & ethics at ...

More work needed on climate risk response

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... findings point to an overall increase in climate ambition across most metrics, something borne out in our own State of Net Zero survey, but there are some worrying signs of slowdowns in the large superannuation space in a couple of areas." That's "Good ...

Green Moves: NorthStar Impact, Aboriginal Investment NT, Care Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible investing space, meanwhile an energy giant's top science expert quits in protest over alleged unsubstantiated net zero claims. Former Australian Ethical CIO David Macri has left Mason Stevens to move to NorthStar Impact Funds. After just ...