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What you read in 2021

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
As 2021 draws to a close with continued uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgent need for climate action, FS Sustainability's most read stories showed that demand for professionals who can analyse and implement plans around material ESG ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... exclusion of the use of proceeds programme." The programme is aligned with the ICMA green and social bond principles, the Climate Bond Initiative and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. "We talk about the evolving nature of this segment and obviously ...

SGX mandates TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Listed entities on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) will be required from 2022 to report on board diversity and climate related disclosures based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). SGX has announced that all issuers ...

Leadership essential in implementing ESG: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... forward with regulation. For example, APRA released a guide to help financial institutions manage the financial risks of climate change at the end of November. This came on top of existing guidelines to disclose such risks, and although both sets of ...

Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... vision." There is an increasing focus on integrating social and human rights considerations into strategies to mitigate climate risk and seek opportunities. Last week, KPMG and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) released a guide ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Repurchase Agreement (Green Repo) with Northern Trust. The repo transaction is the world's first transaction certified by Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). It provides funding to finance or refinance green-labelled assets such as energy efficient buildings ...

Evolution Mining commits to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... miner Evolution Mining is implementing sustainability action related to a net zero target, while also citing water usage, climate risks and social license to operate as key material issues. Evolution Mining, which recently retained their ranking in the ...

Bringing a human rights lens to climate risk considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Investors must integrate the human rights impacts of climate change when addressing climate change risk in their portfolio, according to a new guide by KPMG and the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). KPMG and RIAA have issued Human ...

BlueScope, Shell to collaborate on renewable hydrogen projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... accelerating progress towards a net-zero emissions future." The collaboration is part of BlueScope's previously announced climate investment program of up to $150 million over the next five years.

COP26 outcomes means increased focus on physical risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
The result of COP26 means a continuation of current work to manage climate risk, with an increased focus on the physical risks that will come over the next decades, according to PGIM. The latest Nationally Determined Contributions - the voluntary commitments ...