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Treasury spruiks CEFC role in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... banks and other financial institutions." The CEFC is a member of Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) and executive director Richard Lovell sits on one of the technical working groups. The strategy document pointed to the country's green investment ...

"Looming" governance gap as reporting becomes mandatory

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The financial system is rushing to upskill on ESG as the concept becomes more integrated into the industry, with teams increasingly comprising of staff with specialist sustainability skills alongside traditional finance experience. ESG is becoming embedded ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... material issue and rapidly racing up the agenda of many across the investor community," Guy Michael Williams, Pollination executive director and co-chair of the RIAA Nature Working Group said. "However, the pathway is not straightforward and its now ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... said that the ethical investor would vote against chair Ryan Stokes at this year's AGM and would also vote against the executive remuneration report. "It is vital that we do see that alignment to the Paris Agreement," Fraser said. "We are working to ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... culturally sensitive sites, investors should engage with traditional owners as if they were legal owners, Janice Morris, fund executive director of Impact Investment Partners said. In protecting sacred cultural sites "we've got to have more foresight," ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... particularly considering the prevailing perception that ESG is non-financial. Education and engagement should start at the executive level to drive change within companies. Companies need to understand the "why" before the "how". "The way forward is ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... on the ground say more work needs to be done to support workers, their families, and the community. Estelle Parker, executive manager at the Responsible Investment Association of Australia (RIAA), said that communities on the frontline face the biggest ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... majority of interactions being labelled as "productive". 54% of directors say someone on their board other than the chief executive engaged with shareholders over the past year, with 87% saying the discussion was productive. Meanwhile, directors feel ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... certification for all 27 core program assets. This is the first SLL in the Australian student accommodation sector, said CBA executive general manager for global institutional banking coverage Deborah Leerhsen. "With this SLL, Scape is embedding its ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... risk as well as reputational risk, all of which can negatively affect the value of a company, noted Estelle Parker, executive manager of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). There is no one, blanket definition of armed conflict ...