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Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... This starts with a review of Australia's nationally determined contributions and ensuring it is in line with the Paris Agreement before COP27. Meeting the 2050 net-zero target can only be achieved if robust targets for 2030 are in place." Schoch also ...

Hostplus commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
Industry fund Hostplus has committed to net zero by 2050, in line with Australia's commitment to the Paris Agreement. "Climate change represents a significant financial risk to global markets and economies over the longer term. We have a responsibility ...

Net zero banks fund $3.5bn in carbon: Market Forces

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... Agency (IEA) has made it clear there is no room for new fossil fuel supply projects if we are to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement," Market Forces campaigner Jack Bertolus said. "Yet, despite a clear commitment to net zero, NAB has just ...

The top ESG themes for 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
... its assets under management carbon neutral by 2050. This forms part of wider international pledges to meet the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to two degrees celsius or less by 2100, which in turn requires the world to become carbon ...

Ninety One launches net zero index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... sovereign debt investors with an independently verified assessment of the alignment of sovereign bonds with the Paris agreement. It comes after Ninety One released a white paper arguing there are flaws in asset managers' and owners' interpretations of ...

CFS joins firms in net zero alignment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... Sachs have announced their commitment to net zero initiatives. CFS announced its alignment to the goals of the Paris Agreement and is committing to net zero emissions by 2050. As the first step in reaching this, CFS set a target to reduce greenhouse ...

HESTA pushes for net zero legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... change, then it's time government and policy makers catch up." The IGCC estimates that if Australia adopted the Paris Agreement's 2030 goals and committed to net zero, it could unlock $131 billion in additional investment and job opportunities over the ...

Rest firms up net zero pathway

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... annualised investment returns could be nearly two percentage points higher by 2040 if the world acts to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. Rest said its average 48-year-old member has an account balance of $67,000 and earns around $48,000 per year. A ...

Metrics Credit Partners joins climate partnership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... development of the Climate Bonds Standard. The Standard seeks to help investors choose investments that are consistent with Paris Climate Agreement to limit warming to under 2 degrees Celsius and has been applied by issuers of green bonds and borrowers ...

ESG investing 2.0 emerges

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... Overseas, China, Japan and South Korea made a commitment to reduce emissions in late 2020, while the US re-signed the Paris Agreement last January. The United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP26, which takes place this month, will also accelerate ...