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PCAF Explained: Guiding financial institutions on emissions reporting

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) Standard is custom-made to help financial institutions to accurately and consistently measure and report financed emissions.

Pathzero People: Romana Thefs, Manager Sustainability Consulting

Romana Thefs, Manager Sustainability Consulting has had a passion for the environment since childhood – learn about her sustainability journey and why she loves working with Pathzero.

Scope 3 and financed emissions explained

Carbon accounting is evolving rapidly, and major progress is being made in how financial institutions measure and manage scope 3 emissions, especially their financed emissions.

Advent Partners' climate journey

Symon Vegter – Partner and Co-Lead of Responsible Investing at Advent Partners – discusses how financial institutions can leverage technology to measure and manage carbon emissions, at both a firm level and portfolio company level.

Pathzero People: Audrey Le Clech, Account Manager

In our new Pathzero People spotlight, Account Manager Audrey Le Clech reflects on how her experiences as a sustainability educator and parent have influenced her dedication to tackling climate change.

Seizing the decarbonisation opportunity: 6 learnings

Pathzero recently attended the AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum for Australia and New Zealand, where asset owners and asset managers met to exchange ideas and discuss the latest industry developments affecting investors in private capital. 

Antler's climate journey

In this guest post, Rosalind Bazany, Head of ESG and Impact at Antler, shares the investment firm’s journey to define a climate strategy and inspire portfolio companies to follow its lead.

Embedding climate risk into the investment lifecycle – 4 learnings

Explore key learnings from the first Australian Investment Council for 2023 on how asset owners and managers can embed climate considerations into investment decision making.

Brighte's climate journey

Brighte is taking bold steps to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of its operations. We caught up with Head of Corporate Affairs Nigel Freitas to learn about Brighte’s climate journey. 

The definitive guide to financed emissions

In this guide we break down the opportunities behind measuring and reporting financed emissions, the key challenges, and the steps to get started.

GreenFin 2022: Key Takeaways for Private Markets Investors

Over 600 sustainability, finance and investment leaders gathered at Pier 60 in New York City at the end of June to hear industry leaders share their insights at GreenFin22, the GreenBiz-hosted conference described as the premier ESG event aligning...

Carney Emphasises Importance of "Real" Emissions Data in GreenFin Keynote

The financial industry faces a big shift before the end of the decade, with investment firms facing pressure from multiple stakeholders to decarbonise investment portfolios.The need for firms to take action now was one of the themes in the keynote...

AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum in Sydney Makes a Strong Case for Net Zero Portfolios

Explore five top themes from the panel discussion ‘ESG Hard Talk: Transitioning Portfolios to Net Zero Emissions’, at the Private Equity & Venture Capital Forum Australia and NZ, hosted by AVCJ.

Unlocking carbon data in private markets to accelerate the transition to net zero

Getting to net zero by 2050 will not be possible without private market investment managers aligning their portfolio emissions with the Paris Agreement. After all, money managers control the flow and allocation of trillions of dollars globally and...

How technology can reduce greenwashing in responsible investment

A significant shift is underway in how seriously the investment community is taking their climate-related risks and responsibilities, and one of the biggest drivers is the increase in consumer demand for responsible and ethical investment. Consumers...

Why it's worth paying for verified carbon offsets

When outsourcing any tasks or services, paying to ensure high quality and insurance of action is critical, and therefore worth the extra expense. If your organisation is looking to purchase and finance carbon offset projects as part of your journey...

Here's everything you need to know about Carbon Neutral Certification

You may have been told by someone in your organisation to investigate carbon neutrality and how your business can become certified, or maybe you’re the climate champion in your organisation and you want to encourage climate action to be taken, or...

Want to know the brand benefits of Carbon Neutral Certification?

Being carbon neutral certified is an inevitable future for all businesses. The discussions held at the Leaders to Leaders Summit on Climate demonstrated that the global push for net zero targets is only gaining momentum. Carbon Neutral Certification...

Is Carbon Neutral Certification the same as carbon offsetting?

Offsetting your emissions and becoming carbon neutral are two phrases that are commonly associated with each other. While offsetting is an integral part of being Carbon Neutral Certified, there are distinguishing differences between the two. It is...

Emission Scopes Explained

Businesses are beginning to recognise the urgency in reducing their environmental impact. Whilst this recognition is important and a great first step, the larger question remains, how can businesses reduce their emissions in a way that is quick and...

What is Carbon Neutral and Net Zero, and all those other buzzwords?

These days it seems like there are a lot of sustainability buzzwords going around. Countries and organisations are working towards setting various climate action goals including carbon neutrality and more recently, net zero targets. What is the...

Why measure your carbon footprint?

Organisations are beginning to truly comprehend the climate emergency at hand and are wanting to act. However, in order to take steps that work towards combating this issue, you must first understand the nature and extent of your impact.  

How can I get a carbon neutral certificate?

How to get carbon neutral certification in 6 steps, including who provides certification and the choices you need to make.