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Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Cbus Super has announced they will reduce their absolute carbon emissions by 45% across their portfolio by 2030. The $54 billion industry super fund has announced a new Climate Change Roadmap, under which Cbus will put in place processes to achieve ...

Identifying climate change risks in investment analysis

AGNIESZKA COCHRANE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Technological risks (and opportunities) include technological advances enabling cheaper and more accessible renewable or low-emissions options leading to the substitution of existing products and services. Consideration must also be given to the costs ...

Why sustainability matters in real estate

CHRIS NUNN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... generation Procuring 100% renewable electricity Buying carbon offset credits to compensate for any unavoidable residual emissions (e.g. from diesel generators or refrigerants). It will also require the industry to develop methods to predict and disclose ...

Sustainability, fair trade organisations call for equitable COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Goals (SDGs) by 2030; 2. Coherent policies and market mechanisms that support innovation and move Australia to net-zero emissions by 2050; 3. Multilateral and regional partnerships to drive economic recovery, build environmental resilience and enhance ...

Australia "woefully unprepared": Australian Climate Roundtable

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... growth of the Australian economy," said Emma Herd, chief executive officer of IGCC. "Ambitious, concerted and orderly emissions mitigation action across government and the private sector, consistent with Paris Agreement goals, is responsible economic ...

HESTA issues Statement on Working with Indigenous Communities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... and environmental impacts. In June, the industry superannuation fund announced a plan to reduce the absolute carbon emissions in its investment portfolios by 33% by 2030 and move to net zero by 2050. HESTA will implement a Climate Change Transition Plan ...

HSBC, Pollination Group to launch natural capital asset manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... coastal ecosystems), nature based bio-fuels, or nature based projects that generate returns from reducing greenhouse emissions. "Investors can get good economic returns from the regenerative agriculture, sustainable fisheries and sustainable forestry," ...

Climate, modern slavery areas of engagement: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Partners selected Bega as its second case study because the agricultural sector represents a key proportion of carbon emissions as well as other risks and opportunities. "We wanted to highlight a company that is approaching that challenge with responsibility ...

GCNA urges government to focus on sustainability in COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... prioritise those most vulnerable, but also build coherent policies that are aligned to the context of net zero carbon emissions, a healthier earth in terms of managing nature and also looking after the wellbeing of humans." The 17 SDGs are an internationally ...

CEFC invests in Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Technology Investment Roadmap such as green steel, aluminium and cement, and delivering long term benefits to Australia's emissions profile," Learmonth said. The CPIF will consider several initiatives that go beyond the scope of the emissions target ...