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Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... An independent review to be released next month will inform how Canberra moves forward amid criticisms of its Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme. Ahead of release, FS Sustainability has learnt the recommendations won't address modern slavery ...

Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... of the global economy. The superfund, which has $75 billion in funds under management, has a goal to achieve a net zero carbon footprint by 2050. "In a world increasingly reliant on data, and through the global growth in cloud-based technologies and ...

Greenwashing a serious threat to financial markets: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Court said the regulator is considering widening its greenwashing focus to include net zero statements, use of terms like "carbon neutral" and the scope and application of investment exclusions and screens. While recent and ongoing cases have centred ...

BlackRock's Evergreen Infrastructure fund scores US$1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... that will partner with them as they adapt their businesses and navigate an accelerating long-term shift towards a lower-carbon economy. "Evergreen's forward-looking lens, partnership approach, and focus on core businesses and assets is designed to help ...

La Trobe University inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... interest rate to performance against social and environmental KPIs including emissions reduction, renewable generation and carbon neutrality initiatives; sustainable transport initiatives involving the conversion of vehicle fleet to electric vehicles ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... market participants to better understand the relative positioning of non-financial corporates as they transition to a low-carbon future," Brian Cahill, global head of ESG at Moody's Investors Service said. ISS STOXX updates EU Taxonomy Alignment ...

Sustainable bonds underperform on climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Based Targets initiative (SBTi) hasn't yet finalised a target-approval methodology. Labelled-bond issuers succeed in having carbon-reduction targets covering all three emission scopes (Scopes 1, 2, and 3), more than other issuers. Labelled-bond issuers ...

Finance eyes $500b green buildings opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... trillion Australian dollars, ahead of mandatory emissions data disclosures due in 2024. Buildings contribute 39% of global carbon emissions, account for 50% of Australia's electricity consumption, and, in their day-to-day operations, constitute 23% ...

Clean tech bags big bucks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... extremely high latent heat capacity, powered by intermittent renewables, for large industrial applications without generating carbon emissions. The energy storage company has now received a total of $4.95 million in grant funding, including $2.2 million ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... gas between now and 2085. According to GlobalData, if other oil-producing nations followed similar plans, the world's carbon budget for 1.5°C would be exceeded many times over. Despite the controversies surrounding COP28's host country, Center ...