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Podcast: Divestment, impact, and all that good stuff with Sharon Davis of Future Super

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Director of Investments at Future Super, a superfund that invests for a fossil fuel free future. The superannuation firm has no coal, oil and gas holdings, and an ethos rooted in ethical investment with a focus on clean energy and social impact projects. ...

Two new ETFs for Franklin Templeton

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... companies that are directly involved in producing controversial weapons, tobacco products, and mining or extracting thermal coal, or extracting oil from tar sands subject to a 10% revenue threshold. The Franklin Australian Absolute Return Bond Fund (FRAR) ...

Investors fail to vote for climate despite pledges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... risks. "Major investors are neglecting to use one of the most important tools at their disposal to mitigate risk by bringing coal, oil and gas companies into line with climate goals." Market Forces' new analysis highlights how all directors of companies ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Nations. Affected workers in emissions-intensive industries get new employment and training - and workers impacted by select coal and gas power station closures also get an Energy Industry Jobs Plan. Investors welcome to move, warning a vacuum of authority ...

Shared Value founder heads up regional alliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... That project and delivery of tools and practical resources to the community is wrapping up now. "Local government is at the coal face of dealing with climate change. How can they future-proof assets and deliver services to communities with coastal hazards ...

Nature taskforce announces leadership overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The co-chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has moved into a senior advisory role, alongside eight other heavyweights. The other senior advisors hail from the World Economic Forum (WEF), Global Canopy, the Green Finance ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... with its net zero pathway. Seven targeted carbon-intensive sectors are oil and gas, power generation, automotive, and steel, coal mining, cement, and shipping. This covers 54% of the bank's financed emissions. The bank is eyeing further expansion, with ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... from the Middle East is from a lower carbon footprint energy source - it's gas-fired, which is half the carbon content of coal-fired produced aluminium billet. In New Zealand, the Rio Tinto smelter in the south island is hydro-powered." Dragicevich noted ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... flows to technologies not fully IPCC-aligned, including thermal power such as liquid natural gas, ammonia co-firing with coal, hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage. It also encourages flows to hybrid vehicles, while maintaining a cautious outlook ...

Queensland to boost clean economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... energy and industry businesses can increase investment in growing sectors. However, the state government continues to approve coal mines, the Clean Energy Council noted. "Approving new, highly polluting projects like the Winchester South coal mine undermines ...
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