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IOSCO calls for comparable, reliable ESG reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is calling for greater consistency, comparability and reliability of sustainability reporting for investors. IOSCO is the global standard setter for securities regulation, and is a forum made up securities ...

Hostplus ESG head jumps to HESTA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... investments at VicSuper. Before moving into the superannuation industry, she was a director in EY's climate and sustainability team. "HESTA has pioneered an award-winning impact investment program and responsible investment framework that contribute ...

Wesfarmers taps former Coca-Cola Amatil exec for board role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... appointment further strengthens the Board's mix of skills, knowledge and experience, including in the areas of retail, sustainability, strategy, finance, and people and culture."

Profile: Fiona Reynolds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia to bring a lot of experience and I want to use that when I'm back. "I love the whole super space, and the sustainability space and I want to be able to bring back what I've learnt to try and advance things in my own country, which needs some ...

ASX in running to develop Australian carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... expressions of interest for an online exchange traded market for emissions offsets. A spokesperson for the CER told FS Sustainability they anticipate that the Australian Carbon Exchange will be launched around mid-2023. The tender period closed earlier ...

IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... since 2008. In its 2020 responsible investment report, IFM reported expanding its carbon reduction program and sustainability reporting initiative to infrastructure investments globally, strengthening its approach to ESG analysis in diversified credit ...

J.P. Morgan AM acquires forestry firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... markets as they develop. "This acquisition expands our alternatives offering and demonstrates our desire to integrate sustainability into our business in a way that is meaningful," said J.P. Morgan Asset Management CEO George Gatch. "Investing in timberland ...

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Green Bond Fund has continued to source fresh investment opportunities off the back of an expanding green- and sustainability-linked bond market. Bovingdon noted that Altius invested in Wesfarmers' $1 billion sustainability linked bond, issued last ...

ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
An ASX-listed company has become the latest to foray into sustainability linked finance with a $1.5 billion sustainability linked loan. Ramsay Health Care has inked the first and largest syndicated SLL by a healthcare provider in Asia Pacific. The $1.5 ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
A leading ASX100 company is issuing Australia's first sustainability-linked bond (SLB). Wesfarmers' $1 billion issuance will see the interest rate of the bonds linked to progress against specific renewable energy and emissions performance targets. ...