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ESG reporting rises, but companies lagging on climate, diversity: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... from their 2019 report, where they found 12% of companies reporting emissions. Only 28% of companies have set net zero targets to decarbonise their company operations, and 32% are currently reporting their climate change risks using the Task Force on ...

New firm to address nature-based solution market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... co-founder Neil Salisbury. "We're seeing a number of different drivers and they're multifaceted - the net zero targets that companies are setting that need to come in much earlier than 2050, so they're looking to 2030 and 2040 targets. Carbon ...

Investors shifting to net zero targets: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... targets in the next five years. Robeco noted that more investors in Europe and North America report plans to set net zero targets, where in both regions more than 60% of investors expect to adopt a zero carbon target within this time frame. The Asia ...

Real estate investment group issues $300 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia and HSBC were mandated as Green Bond Advisors. Other real estate developers have also set ambitious net zero targets - recently, Stockland announced it will have net zero carbon emissions across its portfolio of nearly $6.2 billion by 2028 ...

Corporate super fund sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... have a long way to go on delivering on net-zero emissions promises. A number of superannuation funds have set net zero targets, including the $12.8 billion NGS Super, which has set a target of carbon neutrality by 2030.

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Super funds and asset managers have announced commitments to remove 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 ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... government due to a variety of forces, including the majority of Australia's allies and trading partners committing to net zero targets, the risk of Australia being a laggard on the international stage, and the European Union's mooted carbon border adjustment ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... management incentives, they're not achieving their targets." After identifying the companies that are aligned to net zero targets and those that aren't, clients might find that only a handful of companies are responsible for the majority of emissions ...

APA Group sets net zero targets for emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Energy infrastructure company APA Group will set a net zero target for scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, and will focus on energy transition to clean and renewable energy sources. Scope 1 emissions are greenhouse gas emissions that come from the activities ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... world's electricity generation by 2050. A number of national governments have adopted renewable energy policies and net zero targets by mid-century, all intended to comply with the targets of the Paris Cimate Agreement to achieve a climate-neutral world ...