Search Results

Showing 41 - 50 of 291 results for "greenhouse gas emissions"

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change on global food production. Agriculture is a major emitter - accounting for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, 80% of deforestation, and 70% of freshwater consumption, the report found. 40% of global cropland has already been exposed ...

Hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Gas Inventory, the transport sector was responsible for 18.7% of Australia's national inventory of greenhouse gas emissions in the year to March 2022. This comes as recent research revealed that companies that offer reduced work hours without loss ...

AGL saved from HESTA divestment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent compared to the previous closure date. AGL then plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 52% per year following closure of the power station. The energy company hopes to satisfy customer demand with ...

Bank Australia sets interim 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and is aimed at enabling companies to set greenhouse gas emissions targets to 2050 in line with containing climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius. It is seen as a rigorous voluntary framework ...

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Cybersecurity is the key 2023 ESG theme for ASX listed companies, topping greenhouse gas emissions and diversity as priority, according to the latest Perennial Better Future survey. The survey, which was sent to approximately 200 ASX-listed companies ...

Heavy industry could decarbonise with ambitious action: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Industry ETI focuses on five supply chain that account for more than a quarter of Australia's annual greenhouse gas emissions and generate significant exports, including steel, aluminium, other metals (such as lithium, copper and nickel), chemicals (such ...

Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... offers interest rate savings from year 2 if FPAHL achieves a prescribed reduction in its annual absolute greenhouse gas emissions, based on its FY2019 footprint. The reductions apply to embodied and operational carbon across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions ...

2023 the year for business action on climate change: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... pointed to three key developments brought in to support the legislated target of cutting Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030 - proposed reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism, the Chubb Review into Australia's carbon offset scheme ...

ASIC issues more greenwashing fines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... "BME was creating a natural gas development project with 'net-zero carbon emissions'," and "the greenhouse gas emissions associated with Project Valhalla would be net zero." ASIC was concerned that BME either did not have a reasonable basis to ...

Vanguard quits net zero investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... perspectives on investing." NZAM is an international group of asset manager that support the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and support investing aligned ...