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Australia among "least attractive" countries for green investment: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... needed in the zero emissions, climate resilient transition. G20 countries accounting for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Australia ranks alongside Argentina, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia and Saudi Arabia as among the least attractive countries ...

Investors assess ESG landscape, client needs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... duty to produce best returns, and that there can be a trade-off to manage. Singh took the example of greenhouse gas emissions, explaining that Dimensional's research shows that there is not a pricing advantage to investing in companies that have ...

Accounting bodies commit to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Australia's major professional accounting bodies have joined international peers in a net zero greenhouse gas emissions initiative. CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) have today joined 12 other global and national ...

GHG emissions, diversity top concerns for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Greenhouse gas emissions and diversity top the list as areas of focus and improvement for ASX companies, according to Perennial Better Futures. The third annual Perennial Better Futures Survey takes the ESG pulse ASX-listed companies to understand where ...

Brisbane firm to build organic waste to biogas system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... general waste, creating health hazards for the community and negatively impacting the environment with greenhouse gas emissions," Hawley said. "Our MMAD System transforms organic waste into energy and a fertiliser substitute, which can be used in green ...

Plant agriculture sector in net zero policies: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The agriculture sector is a key contributor to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions and must be included in net zero policies, according to the Grattan Institute. The Grattan Institute has published Towards net zero: Practical policies to reduce agricultural ...

ASIC trains sights on IPO net zero statements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... monitoring greenwashing statements. ASIC announced that it had intervened to seek clarification about net zero greenhouse gas emissions statements in an unnamed company's IPO. "'Net zero' statements can be forward-looking statements for which there must ...

Investment consultants launch net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... approximately US$10 trillion, have committed to nine action points to support the goal o global net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner. The initiative is endorsed by the United Nations Race to Zero campaign and supported by the Principles ...

IFM Investors sets 2030 emissions target

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... coal exposure for its existing infrastructure portfolio by 2030. Last year, IFM committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its asset classes, targeting net zero by 2050. The announcement in relation to its infrastructure assets considers scope ...

New Climate Action 100 engagement to tackle food and beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... cites statistics saying that the global food system is responsible for an estimated 25 to 35% of global greenhouse gas emissions, or between 13.6 billion and 17.9 billion tons of CO2e annually. The aim of the specific expectations is to inform and improve ...