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RIAA: Sustainability goes mainstream

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... 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," ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... challenge as different companies they invest in may use different scenario models. For example, some factor in carbon offsets or carbon capture and storage, which intend to reduce intractable emissions in the environment but some view as a get out of ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... climate-related risks, including the development of transition plans, supporting a just transition and the use of carbon offsets. New expectations also seek companies to disclose their exposure to material 'circular economy' risks and opportunities. ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Agreement Article 6.2 and 6.4 carbon market rules." Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement allows countries to exchange carbon offsets bilaterally and report on their trade, while Article 6.4 will establish a new UNFCC mechanism to validate, verify and issue ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... America, said: "While motivated by the right intentions, this initiative risks not only enabling companies to purchase carbon offsets instead of taking sufficient steps to reduce their emissions." She said the organisation was "particularly concerned ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the space that we will get there." "Public funding alone is not enough - we need private funding." He also said carbon offsets offer co-benefits - for biodiversity, ecosystems, and communities. And concerns around biodiversity offsets notwithstanding ...

Solving carbon credit concerns with blockchain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the spotlight with concerns around issues like double counting, additionality and unreliable baselines leading carbon offsets to be labelled a "scam". Asset management firm Northern Trust is implementing an industry-wide voluntary carbon credit ecosystem ...

Act now on carbon emissions to avoid higher costs later: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... of the Net Zero Centre and climate change and sustainability partner Emma Herd noted that while there are still carbon offsets available at below $50/tonne, the ACCU price could potentially exceed $70/tonne before 2030 before rising to around $75 before ...

Avani partners with EG towards "real zero"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... reduction strategies and achieve "real zero" - a term that means no carbon emissions are creates or released, and no carbon offsets or Renewable Energy Certificates are used. Avani's technology is currently in use by more than 250 buildings across Australia ...

ASX200 skirts Scope 3 disclosures

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... improvement in the management and disclosure of climate risks - and opportunities - for years," Davidson commented. Carbon offsets Greater transparency and detail is required on transition and physical risks under different climate scenarios - and on ...
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