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Nuveen, SGCH announce separate housing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... CBD and is close to Flinders University's future CBD campus "Festival Tower" opening in 2024, "Since the re-opening of Australia's borders, we have seen through enrolments, visa applications and arrivals, as well as the high occupancy in our buildings ...

Australia joins COP27 forests partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australia has become a founding member of the Forests and Climate Leaders Partnership, launched at COP27 this week, a move that emphasises the importance of forestry assets in climate mitigation. The UK-led voluntary partnership was formally launched ...

Experts weigh net zero risks, opportunities of Origin Energy bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Energy Markets business while MidOcean would acquire Origin's Integrated Gas business including a 27.5% interest in Australia Pacific LNG ( APLNG ). Experts that spoke with FS Sustainability raised a number of concerns about the transaction, including ...

Podcast: Is gender diversity an alpha signal - with Joanna Nash

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
In this week's episode, brought to you by Realindex Investments, we discuss how a single issue like gender diversity can be used as an alpha signal as well as a qualitative measure of company risk and opportunity. We speak with Realindex Investments ...

IFM hires ESG exec from Mercer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... the stewardship and active ownership program across listed equities." At the beginning of 2022, IFM was one of three Australia investors singled out for showing best practice in setting climate action plans. Aware Super, IFM Investors and UniSuper were ...

CBA appoints four to Commodities, Trade and Carbon business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... joins CBA as managing director, commodities, leading the bank's strategy for its commodities business with a focus on Australia and New Zealand. Whitehead previously served as global co-head of commodities sales at Standard Chartered Bank in London. ...

Cbus adopts EU climate reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... capital into innovative projects across the built environment." Cbus notes that the built environment accounts for 39% of Australia's emissions, with embodied emissions accounting for 11% on their own. "We are on the lookout for opportunities to invest ...

Experts consider mining the transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australia's mining industry has reserves to drive the transition to a lower carbon global economy, but surging demand for critical minerals and attention to key ESG issues will require innovative solutions and partnership. A panel of experts spoke on ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... with the finance industry to establish national standards for a green taxonomy that will define sustainable finance in Australia. Jones stopped short of committing to legislating the forthcoming green taxonomy, but said that government will consult with ...

ASIC greenwashing investigations continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
ASIC chair Joe Longo said the market regulator is currently investigating listed companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're currently investigating a number ...