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$150trn investor group presses for 'clear' Australian transition plan framework
08 September 2023A group of investors managing more than $150 trillion in combined assets has recommended that the Australian government develop a "clear" transition plan framework for companies, based on UK and EU progress in this area.
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Investor Agenda adds deforestation to transition plan guidance
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Ground-breaking PRI sovereign investor engagement initiative expands
24 May 2023More investors have been asked to join a ground-breaking collaborative fixed income investor engagement initiative for sovereign issuers coordinated by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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$42trn investor group tells governments to act on methane pledge
02 November 2022602 investors representing about $42 trillion in assets under management have called on governments ahead of COP27 to implement five policy actions, including committing to implement the Global Methane Pledge.
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Focus on banking transition plans as priority, IIGCC recommends
19 July 2022A proposed 'gold standard' for company and investor net-zero transition planning should prioritise the banking sector, according to a €51 trillion ($52 trillion) group of institutional investors.
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IPCC report 'highlights need for adaptation finance'
28 February 2022The latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) laid bare the pressing need to invest in adapting to the physical impacts of a warming planet.
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Simplifying the CA100+ net-zero benchmark is 'laughable'
13 January 2022Criticism of the Net-Zero Company Benchmark developed by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) being "too complicated" has been described as "laughable,"...
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Investors must scrutinise Asian companies' CCS assumptions
14 December 2021Investors have been urged to carefully scrutinise the carbon capture and storage solutions (CCS) projections associated with the net-zero transition plans of Asian companies.
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IGCC: New Zealand should avoid 'box-ticking' climate standards
22 November 2021New Zealand's climate risk disclosures are "at risk of becoming a box-ticking exercise" without linking them to an actual objective...
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IGCC: Australian 2030 climate target is 'deep concern to investors'
26 October 2021Australia's failure to commit to an ambitious target for decarbonising by 2030 risks blocking billions of dollars of investment, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has said.