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ISPT on track to carbon positive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2021
... said helping institutions, businesses, and individuals measure, reduce and offset their carbon footprints and meet their net zero ambitions is a key priority for CBA.

Quinbrook acquires battery storage specialist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
... portfolio, while also continuing to offer its services independently to new and existing clients. "We believe that the 'net zero' power systems of tomorrow are moving rapidly and inexorably to a place where renewable power assets and storage in all its ...

Guidance on financial risks of climate change released

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
... requirements," the regulator said. APRA chair Wayne Byres said recent developments, including the government's commitment to net zero emissions by 2050, underscore the trajectory the world is on. "Most APRA-regulated entities recognise the potential ...

WTW Australia names head of sustainable investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... Given the greater emphasis across institutional investing for more sustainable practices and the wider commitment to net zero, this new role is a logical progression for him," WTW Australia head of investments Aongus O'Gorman said. "Too often we have ...

WA government seeks to improve WA's ESG outcomes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... state's economic strength, government leadership and comparative advantage in natural resources, to its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. It also highlights how the state is tackling other important environmental issues such as waste recycling ...

NZ Super Fund names head of portfolio investments

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... decarbonisation and climate change mitigation technologies for the built environment. It came as the NZ Super Fund joined the Net Zero Asset Owners Commitment to support achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The initiative helps asset owners on ...

Aware Super progresses net zero efforts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... fund is calling on the private sector to provide transparent information about their emissions reduction targets and net zero pathways as it outlines the progress of its own plan. In Aware Super's inaugural Destination Net Zero Report, the fund outlined ...

NAB posts bumper profit

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
... the climate crisis," Market Forces Australian campaigns coordinator Jack Bertolus said. "The bank isn't serious about net zero by 2050 and should either take genuine action or publicly withdraw its commitment to the goal."

abrdn outlines climate change action plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
The group has developed a strategy to halve the carbon intensity of the assets it manages by 2030 and to reach net zero in its own operations by 2040. The global asset management has adopted a strategy focused on Net Zero Directed Investing (NZDI) ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... working hard to turn their investment strategies into measurable emissions reductions, but must be attuned to the risk of net zero washing, new research says. Morningstar's latest report, Asset Managers and Net Zero Investing: The Road Ahead, surveyed ...