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Investors seek renewable energy infrastructure: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and greater specialisation. bfinance also points to the trend among asset owners towards assessing portfolio carbon emissions and creating targets around reducing those emissions, which can lead to greater demand for carbon-offsetting strategies such ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... The U.S. Multifamily Portfolio's net zero carbon status covers scopes 1, 2 and 3, including historic and current emissions of construction (Scopes 1 and 2). Resident emissions (Scope 3) are offset, including electricity, space heating, air conditioning ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... stewardship, and people and the community. In their 2020 update, the Framework noted that there has been a reduction of CO2 emissions of 56.7% since 2005, an increase in cattle properties covered by a documented biosecurity plan from 25% to 90%, 99.9% ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Not having a strong federal policy on climate change and a pathway to move to zero carbon emissions by 2050 brings continued risk to Australia's economic growth long term, according to the head of one the leading economic think tanks. Danielle Wood ...

Calculating the social cost of carbon: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The total cost of future damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions can be used to estimate a price as a basis for generating climate change policy as well as considering impacts on companies, according to Dimensional Fund Advisors. Joseph Chi, head ...

Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... net zero 2050 carbon target for its portfolio. Mercer Australia has committed to a target of net-zero absolute carbon emissions by 2050 for its Australian Funds and the Mercer-managed investment options within Mercer Super. This represents a combined ...

Property developer sets more ambitious timeline to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
A leading retail property owner and developer has brought its net zero carbon emissions targets forward by two years and committed to potentially doubling its rooftop solar panel generation as part of the process. Stockland has said it will have net ...

We must approach public equities with an 'impact' mindset

KATHRYN MCDONALD, HEIDI RIDLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... years -- Morgan Stanley estimated that a whopping US$50 trillion in investments in new technology is needed to bring emissions to net zero by 2050 - addressing but one of many impact goals. UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, sums up the shortfall ...

Mars Australia shifts to 100% renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... will transition to using renewable electricity for its facilities as part of the company's global greenhouse gas emissions targets. Mars Australia is moving to 100% renewable energy at six factories and two offices in Australia, using power generated ...

CEFC finances Tesla megapack battery project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... storage supports cost effective, reliable, clean electricity and is a key component of Australia's transition to a low emissions economy," said Ian Learmonth, CEFC CEO. "This project is a world-class example of how utility scale batteries can help ...