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J.P. Morgan vows $2.5 tn for sustainable development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... far include a 15% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2019 levels, towards the goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. In 2023 the firm invested over $200 billion towards green financing initiatives, including clean energy ...

UniSuper invests $623m in Macquarie green fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... will provide initial access to approximately 100 underlying projects across onshore and offshore wind, solar, storage and carbon related projects. The investments include Aula Energy, an onshore renewable energy business that plans to develop, build ...

New fintech partnership tracks carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A carbon tracker and an AI engagement platform for financial institutions have joined forces to provide climate-conscious spending solutions. Cogo will track carbon emissions for clients of Personetics, a global firm with over 130 bank partnerships ...

Competition watchdog exec first boss at think tank

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... new climate-focused think tank. TSI was created to "help Australia seize the immense economic opportunities of the post-carbon world". Mullen will work towards helping Australia leverage its renewable energy resources and scientific and engineering capabilities ...

Sandon Capital to buy carbon farms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
An activist fund has lobbed a $11.6 million cash takeover bid for a majority stake in 30 Western Australian carbon farms. Carbon Conscious Investments (CCI) holds carbon property rights to nearly 17,000 hectares of Mallee trees plantation in the WA ...

RIAA: Sustainability goes mainstream

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... conference will unpack topics like greenwashing, geopolitical risk, climate disclosures, nature positive, modern slavery, carbon offsets workplace culture, and more. "All the big issues will be covered at this conference. It will be, as always, agenda-setting," ...

Three innovations to fix carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
With effective risk management and capital allocation, Australia's carbon market can scale to become the biggest in the world, Westpac and the Carbon Market Institute (CMI) say. Companies are shifting from a focus on carbon neutrality to net zero alignment ...

Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... properties across core Western European markets and redeveloping them into high-quality assets that can be operated at net-zero carbon. Through the installation of solar panels, they will also be able to generate renewable energy. Rest chief investment ...

Borrowers pressured for plans as Scope 3 left in dust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... demonstrated ability to execute." This figure rose to 37% when excluding Scope 3 emissions. Scope 3 can make up 70% of a company' carbon footprint. Levels of disclosure vary significantly between companies, and worldwide. CEO Jane Fraser said: "From ...

Flawed carbon credits add to business risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Some carbon credits may increase emissions, potentially costing billions of dollars for businesses that must rely on offsets to comply with Safeguard Mechanism. Carbon credits are widely used policy tool to offset the carbon produced by heavy emitters ...
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