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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 ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... efficient operations across our property assets and the certification of Cromwell's Australian operations as a carbon neutral business under the Federal Government Climate Active scheme. Cromwell is a real estate investor and manager. As at 30 June 2020 ...

AGL, ARENA in $8m electric vehicle charging study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... participate in the trial will receive regular bills credits, offsets for their household emissions through AGL's new Carbon Neutral product, and access to an app which would allow them to set their charging preferences and be notified of charging 'events'. ...

AGL launches electric vehicle subscription service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Hyundai and Nissan. The service will also include registration, insurance, tyres, repairs, roadside assistance and carbon neutral credits, AGL said. During the pilot phases, the service is only available to eligible customers within 50 kilometers of ...

CEFC invests in Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... demonstration projects to showcase exemplar energy efficiency solutions, clean energy enabling activities as well as carbon neutral developments, the CEFC said. "Working with an industry leader like Charter Hall gives us the opportunity to use our capital ...