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From the courtroom to the boardroom: climate change risks and remedies

LOUISE CAMENZULI, JULIA GREEN, SANDY MAK  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
2021 will be seen as the year where international, environmental and market forces coalesced to bring climate change into sharp focus in Australian courtrooms and boardrooms. With the UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) and UN Climate ...

Treasury Wine Estates inks sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... journey with the first ever Sustainability Linked Loan for the company," said Noemie Peiffer, head of sustainable finance, capital markets group, global banking Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas. "As one of the largest wine companies in the world, Treasury ...

Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Integrating the concepts of the "just transition" should become part of investors' decarbonisation strategies, according to Mercer. Mercer senior sustainability investment specialist Jillian Reid noted that investors need to "get much better at ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank has announced two green finance transactions with separate investors that total another $250 million in green finance vehicles. IFM Investors has entered into a $200 million fixed-rate, Environmental, Social and Governance Term Deposit ...

Hejaz Financial Services make senior banking appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Australian Islamic financial services provider Hejaz Financial Services has hired three new senior leaders as it gears up to become Australia's first licensed Islamic bank. Hejaz has hired Andrew Oey as head of lending, Samrah Sahi as head of customer ...

APRA releases guidance on climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released its final prudential practice guide on climate change financial risks. Noting that climate risks extend to all sectors of the economy, APRA noted in Prudential Practice Guide CPG 229 ...

Super funds that invest responsibly draw market share: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
More than 40 percent of total super fund assets are managed by funds that demonstrate leading practice responsible investment, according to a new study from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). RIAA's Responsible Investment Super ...

ESG investing "fastest growing" priority for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... area for advisers, according to new research from Investment Trends. Advisers have identified three challenges - ESG, capital protection and mounting compliance burden, according to the 2021 Adviser Product and Marketing Needs Report, a study of asset ...

Perpetual launches active ESG ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Perpetual Asset Management Australia (PAMA) has launched an active ETF based on its ethical SRI fund. The ETF, called GIVE, is based on the Perpetual Ethical SRI Fund, managed by portfolio manager Nathan Hughes. This is a key strategic initiative, bringing ...

Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Integrating sustainability across businesses and industries has moved from the "why" to the "how," but more work is needed to meet critical challenges in sustainability progress, according to a recent panel hosted by the Banksia Foundation. Representatives ...