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New code of practice guidance for voluntary carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Initiative (VCMI) has released guidance to help direct finance to climate mitigation initiatives and commitment beyond science-aligned emissions cuts. The new guidance for the Claims Code of Practice aims to accelerate capital flows to low- and middle-income ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... these concerns, CCA did not provide comment, but noted that "Australia should play a leading role in the development of a science-based sequestration taxonomy and terminology, through the development of national standards and international guidelines". ...

La Trobe University inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... water and waste initiatives; and gender equity initiatives involving improving gender equity, diversity and inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) research and higher education. La Trobe is undertaking significant ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Patricia Torres, global head of sustainable finance solutions at Bloomberg. "By bringing together cutting-edge climate science with investor grade physical assets data, we can help investors and companies to better navigate the increasingly complex financial ...

Sustainable bonds underperform on climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... and potential issuer engagement. The investment research firm found that almost 40% of labelled-bond issuers either had science-based targets or were committed to work on science-based targets, double the proportion among the other issuers. The only ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... regenerative approaches that actively contribute to the well-being of ecosystems and communities. The phased release of the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), interoperable with TNFD, encourages organisations to set science-based targets for nature-positive ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... identifies ten actions banks can take to make their lending practices consistent with the Framework, which include to: set science-based targets for reducing nature impact, adopt no deforestation policies in line with global best practice voluntary commitments ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... 100+ have taken the step of publicly calling on Boral to keep its 2030 target to limit Scope 1 and 2 in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Race to Zero. For its part, Boral ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and its LEAP Framework (Locate, Evaluate, Assess, Prepare), the Science-Based Targets for Nature (SBTN), Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and its initiative Spring, Nature Action 100 ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... coal mine developments. In the decision,McElwaine noted: "In no sense therefore is this a case about denial of climate science or the existential threat posed by climate change. Rather, it is about whether it was legally open to the minister, having ...