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Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Downer EDI Limited has established a $1.4 billion syndicated sustainability linked loan facility, linked to environmental and social metrics. The new facility will refinance Downer's debt platform and comprises three, four, five and six year tranches. ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Companies in Australia expect an increase in sales as a direct result of efforts to incorporate sustainability in their business, according to a survey from HSBC. According to HSBC's Navigator survey, 84% of Australian companies expect sales growth ...

Aviva Investors launches climate transition equity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... with companies and government. Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors, told FS Sustainability that upcoming global events in 2021 - the G7, G20 and COP-26 meetings - should be seen as opportunities to raise these global ...

Capital raisings, remuneration impact proxy vote: Dimensional

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... integrated environmental, social and governance considerations into its investment processes, having launched its first sustainability strategy in 2006. Dimensional set up in Australia in 1994, initially as an Asia Pacific trading office for the US business. ...

International sustainability accounting standards bodies to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) will merge into one organisation by mid-2021. The resulting entity, the Value Reporting Foundation, will provide investors and companies with ...

Evolution Mining links value generation to sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Gold miner Evolution Mining is integrating sustainability goals as part of its long term value generation, citing water usage, climate risks and social license to operate as key material issues. Evolution has outlined nine sustainability principles ...

Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... resource-efficient and inclusive economy." The 37 recommendations are structured around four pillars - embedding sustainability into leadership; integrating sustainability into practice; enabling resilience for all Australians; and building sustainable ...

Victorian social housing commitment potential opportunity for impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia stood at $19.9 billion, with $2.2 billion invested in real assets such as housing. Experts have told FS Sustainability that there are barriers to scaling up investment in social and affordable housing, including, but not limited to, the need ...

Investing for the day after tomorrow: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... associated with corruption or doing business with oppressive regimes. "More and more companies are shifting in the sustainability direction," Seery said. "If you're concerned that you're not going to have diversity of investment, that's a concern now ...

DWS Group Appoints ESG Advisory Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... and exchange with clients, regulators and stakeholders," Wohrmann said. "It is also clear that our definition of sustainability encompasses more than just climate action; it includes topics of good corporate governance and social justice. However, tackling ...