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Credit strategy links financial return to social, environmental impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... 23 securities overall, ranging from issuance by the Australian Major banks who have issued Climate bonds, the Asian Development Bank Green Bond, Aquasure Victorian desalination plant project, the Inter-America Development bank Social Bond, and the above ...

WBCSD survey to chart stakeholder engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in collaboration with DNV GL, has issued a survey aimed at gathering insights into how stakeholder engagement, materiality and risk management can support board-level decision-making. The ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... demonstrate where the company is moving in terms of commitments around a range of targets, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "We came up with our value creation statement, which is a significant piece of work in terms of, it being something ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... research are used in two ways - in discussions with clients over their mandates, and with internal teams on product development, said Rachel Farrell, CEO and country head, J.P. Morgan Asset Management Australia. "Clients start with the strategic asset ...

Link between post-bushfire regeneration and impact investing: WWF-Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... to turbocharge nature's recovery," Proudfoot said. The fund will make allocations to projects at varying stages of development, Proudfoot explained. "We have the bushfire regeneration challenge launching now, in October, which is a $1 million program," ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... to the Great Barrier Reef while generating an additional, diversified income stream. "It has been several years of development, and quite an array of partners involved in the development, including significant support from the Queensland government ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... first sustainability report, providing analysis on key stakeholders, and mapping their activities to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Medibank identified customer health, employee health, community health, environmental health and governance ...

The 2020 US election: an infrastructure perspective

TIM HUMPHREYS  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... himself has made negative remarks on renewable energy, his administration has been more progressive in allowing the development of renewable energy projects on public land than previous administrations. A Biden win As a seasoned legislator, Biden has ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... dedicated staff member to support him in the climate risk team, APRA confirmed. Sinden will be involved in APRA's development of a vulnerability assessment for climate risk and will also be involved in the ongoing work to develop prudential guidance ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand are at a "nascent" stage in the development of its green loans sector, according to new research from the Climate Bonds Initiative. Climate Bonds has released the inaugural Australia and New Zealand Green Loans report, analysing ...