澳新銀行將拋棄未制定低碳轉(zhuǎn)型計劃的公司

據(jù)Market Forces 2020年9月9日發(fā)表的文章，澳新銀行將放棄未制定低碳轉(zhuǎn)型計劃的客戶，在9月8日澳新銀行2020年ESG簡報會上，銀行CEO Shayne Elliot說。

ANZ CEO Shayne Elliot says the bank will drop customers who fail to develop low carbon transition plans. Speaking at ANZ’s 2020 ESG briefing yesterday, Elliot said:

 

"如果我們發(fā)現(xiàn)客戶并沒有認真對待這一問題——很幸運現(xiàn)在還沒有遇到這樣的客戶——這對我們來說是一個巨大的危險信號。"

“But if we get to a point – and we haven’t yet I’m glad to say – but if we get to a point with a customer where we just don’t think they are taking it seriously, we don’t think they get it, that to us is a massive red flag.”

 

"如果我們真的沒有在價值觀上達成一致，我們會放棄這個客戶。"

“If we really don’t see an alignment of values, we would move to exit that customer.”

 

"如果你是這些行業(yè)中的一員，而你根本不考慮這個問題，或者不屑一顧......我們會對你的生意的生存能力產(chǎn)生巨大的擔憂。"

“If you’re in one of those industries and you’re not even thinking about this, or you’re dismissive…we would have massive concerns about the viability of that business.”

 

上述言論是就澳新銀行與100個最大排放客戶間的互動發(fā)表的，"鼓勵和支持他們在2021年前制定或加強現(xiàn)有的低碳轉(zhuǎn)型計劃，重點是能源、交通、建筑食品、飲料和農(nóng)業(yè)"。

The comments were made in regards to ANZ’s initiative of engaging its top 100 largest emitting customers, “to encourage and support them to establish, or strengthen existing low carbon transition plans by 2021, focusing on energy, transport, buildings food, beverage and agriculture.”

 

Market Forces對上述言論表示歡迎，并期待澳新銀行放棄將使《巴黎協(xié)定》失敗的客戶，此舉獲得了公眾的支持。

Market Forces welcomes these comments and looks forward to ANZ dropping customers whose business plans would spell the failure of the Paris Agreement, which it publicly supports. 

 

Market Forces研究協(xié)調(diào)員Jack Bertolus對這一倡議發(fā)表評論說：

Commenting on the initiative Jack Bertolus, Market Forces Research Coordinator, said:

 

"如果澳新銀行對這一倡議是認真的，它必須放棄那些業(yè)務(wù)計劃明顯依賴《巴黎協(xié)定》的失敗的客戶。從根本上說，這首先意味著不支持那些擴大化石燃料產(chǎn)業(yè)的公司或項目。"

“If ANZ is serious about this initiative it must drop clients whose business plans clearly rely on the failure of the Paris Agreement. And fundamentally that means, first and foremost, not backing companies or projects which expand the fossil fuel industry.”

 

Market Forces的研究顯示，有22家澳交所上市公司與《巴黎協(xié)定》"格格不入"，因為它們：

擴大了化石燃料行業(yè)的規(guī)模；和/或

依靠符合《巴黎協(xié)定》失敗的情景來證明其未來的商業(yè)前景。

Research by Market Forces reveals 22 ASX-listed companies are ‘out of line’ with the Paris Agreement because they’re:

Expanding the scale of the fossil fuel sector; and/or

Relying on scenarios consistent with the failure of the Paris Agreement to justify their future business prospects.

 

根據(jù)Market Forces的研究，澳新銀行在2016-2019年間已經(jīng)為其中的12家公司提供了19億美元的貸款，包括新希望煤業(yè)、桑托斯和伍德賽德。

According to Market Forces’ research, ANZ has loaned $1.9 billion to 12 companies in this group from 2016-2019, including New Hope Coal, Santos and Woodside.

 

新希望計劃斥資超過20億美元用于煤炭項目，這將使其至2039年的煤炭產(chǎn)量大幅提高。該公司的股東決議要求展示其將如何結(jié)束現(xiàn)有業(yè)務(wù)，以確保資本不會浪費在與《巴黎協(xié)定》相悖的新項目上。

New Hope, which plans to spend over $2 billion on projects that would significantly increase coal production out to 2039, is the subject of a shareholder resolution calling on the company to demonstrate how it will wind up its current operations to ensure capital isn’t wasted on new projects misaligned with the Paris Agreement.

 

根據(jù)9月4日的報道，澳新銀行目前正在為桑托斯安排5億美元的貸款，該公司正在新南威爾士州推行備受爭議的納拉布賴天然氣項目。澳大利亞前首席科學家在提交給獨立規(guī)劃委員會的評估文件中寫道：“大約50%的澳大利亞天然氣儲量必須留在地下，以實現(xiàn)全球控制溫升2℃的情景。因此，批準新的化石燃料開發(fā)或擴張與控制全球溫升2℃的目標不相符， 即便采礦作業(yè)結(jié)束，‘鎖定’排放和升溫也將持續(xù)”。

According to a report on Friday, ANZ is currently arranging a US$500 million loan for Santos, which is pursuing the highly controversial Narrabri gas project in NSW. In a submission to the Independent Planning Commission assessing the project, Australia’s ex-chief scientist wrote:“About 50 per cent of Australian gas reserves must remain in the ground to achieve a 2°C [global warming] scenario. Thus, approval of new fossil fuel development or expansion is incompatible with keeping global warming to 2°C, and will `lock in’ emissions and warming far beyond the end of mining operations.”