Big engineering group Civmec saw large rises in its scope 1 and 2 emissions in FY22, following a sharp increase in fabrication workload compared with the Covid-affected previous year.
Australia's emissions are projected to be 48% below 2005 levels by 2035 despite recent emission rises, according to the first annual Climate Change Statement released today.
New research from global business software company SAP has revealed that 86% of Australian organisations see a positive connection between sustainable business actions and profitability, but a lack of reliable data to measure ROI is holding back investment decisions.
Increased production from Orica’s Yarwun ammonium nitrate plant pushed the facility over its Safeguard baseline, and required the company to surrender 60,000 ACCUs during the year to meet compliance, the company said in its Climate Action Report.
NAB has assessed the decarbonisation transition of 86% of its largest greenhouse gas emitting customers, with the transport and supporting infrastructure sector still proving to be the worst performing sector.
Fossil gas company Cooper Energy says its carbon neutral certification played a key role in helping it secure finance and recruit high-quality employees.
Despite the challenges of COVID, Brambles continued to source all its timber from certified forests, and is on track to meet its environmental targets, says the company's latest sustainability report.
Coles today revealed it is seeking international validation that its proposed scope 3 target is in line with efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees.
South32 will this year do a gap analysis to assess its readiness for the TNFD nature risk disclosure framework, and acknowledges two of its major facilities face significant challenges in reducing emissions.