Some of the country’s most senior finance executives say the re-election of Donald Trump to the White House will not end the need for Australian companies to have net zero targets – despite the president-elect’s well-established disregard for climate change mitigation and red tape.
The chief financial officer of Ramsay Health Care, Martyn Roberts, told The Australian Financial Review CFO Live Summit that it was important to consider other trade partners such as Europe and the United Kingdom and their stronger approach to decarbonisation.