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Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... jobs will be created in areas like clean energy, EVs and energy efficiency, if we are to strive towards the goals of the Paris Agreement. "An economic transition plan that pays attention to the 8500 or so coal-fired power jobs that could be lost in Australia ...

Record climate spending for low and middle-income economies

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the agenda. Governments are expected to collectively be spending US$100 billion per year on climate finance to meet the Paris Agreement. MDBs, owned and funded by multiple member countries and operating on a multilateral basis, delivered a combined total ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... financing is "accelerating" in Australia due to investors and developers seeking to demonstrate how their projects meet the Paris Agreement. "Being an approved verifier for Climate Bonds enables Arup to support investors and lenders more fulsomely to ...

Australian companies lagging on climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosures and emissions reductions commitments, but actions are still falling well short of ambition to align with 1.5 Paris goal," said Richard Proudlove, director of corporate engagement at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), one of five ...

Danish pension fund completes US$520m divestment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... commented. "For AkademikerPension, this is the main reason for the exclusion, as there is no room for new fossil fuel projects in Paris-compatible scenarios, according to the International Energy Agency, and we believe that doing so exposes ENI to unacceptable ...

HESTA releases 2023 AGM hit list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... on ASX 300 companies to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement. A participant in investor-led initiative Climate Action 100+, HESTA is encouraging the companies it invests in to ...

Kyoto credits cancellation brings tough implications for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Institute (CMI) CEO John Connor commented that the cancellation was "an important move that completes the switch to the Paris Agreement era for Australian policy and commitments. The task is now to accelerate climate investments so Australia can help ...

Business climate action "irreversible": Combet

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... shareholder pressures. "What we are hoping is that all companies start with decarbonisation plans that do align with the Paris Climate Goals. The literacy is growing and developing, but the reality is getting more and more urgent, and we also have to ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... being delivered consistent with Australia's international commitments and will contribute to achievement of Australia's Paris Agreement targets." The policy will initially cover 100 non-corporate Commonwealth entities, with some security exclusions such ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... collaborate on the program to support governments to take all possible steps to mitigate climate change in line with the Paris Agreement and reduce exposure to risks associated with a failure to rapidly transition to a net zero global economy. Newly ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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