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Decarbonising Investment Portfolios on the Journey to Net Zero

3BL Media

CDP found that these financed emissions are on average approximately 700 times higher than the organisation's operational emissions. South Pole can help you navigate the existing framework as well as the new net zero guidance (FINZ) which will replace it in Q4 2023. While the process is complex, the pay-offs are considerable.

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Investors Still in the Dark on Climate Risks to Firms’ Finances

Chris Hall

For ESG-aware investors, this paucity of solid information leads to questions over whether they should they wait for information flows to improve, pinning hope on further action from regulators or legislators, or divest their holdings to avoid uncertainty over the climate risks in their portfolios. They have to make that decision themselves.

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The ESG Explainer: Advance Australia, Finally

Chris Hall

What are Australia’s stated net zero goals? Australia adopted an economy-wide target of net zero emissions by 2050 in the run-up to COP26. Climate Action Tracker (CAT) argues that Australia does not have a net zero target, arguing the federal government’s mid-century goal is not backed up by concrete commitments.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Million Exec Moves Caterpillar Appoints George Moubayed as Chief Sustainability Officer Reports, Surveys & Studies Climate Tech Investment Falls in Tough Market, But Hits Record Share of VC and PE Funding: PwC 80 Million Kilometers of Grid Investment Needed by 2040 to Meet Global Climate Goals: IEA

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Investors Search for Answers

Chris Hall

In its recent report on environmental disclosures by firms in Southeast Asia, covering climate, water and deforestation, disclosure platform CDP found a 25% increase in forest-related disclosures, with growth rates in the region outstripping global trends.