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Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Corporations Act has not kept up with current business practice. Eight years ago, then- Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer David Bradbury held an inquiry on the future of the AGM, but wholesale changes were not implemented as a result of that inquiry. ...

CEFC to provide finance for Bank Australia green home loan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... first bond, but also the first time a customer-owned bank in Australia has issued a sustainability bond, Darren Dawson, treasurer at Bank Australia at the time of issuance.

NSW government to issue a second Sustainability & Social Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
The NSW Government announced that it will issue a Sustainability & Social Bond later this year. NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet New South Wales became the first state to establish the Sustainability Bond Programme in 2018 and successfully raised $1.8 ...

Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Kooyong, where former Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO Oliver Yates is running as an independent challenger to Treasurer Josh Freydenberg. Oliver Yates, independent candidate for Parliamentary electorate of Cooyong Yates is running strongly ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Federal Member for Wentworth in the Federal Parliament during which time he also served as Shadow Finance Minister, Shadow Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Industry and Commerce, and then leader of the Liberal Party and Federal Coalition in Opposition ...

Local Government Super becomes signatory to Green Bond Pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has become a founding signatory to the Green Bond Pledge. Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability, Local Government Super The Green Bond Pledge is an international declaration that all bonds financing long-term infrastructure ...

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... bond, but also the first time a customer-owned bank in Australia has issued a sustainability bond, said Darren Dawson, treasurer at Bank Australia. The proceeds of the bond will be used to finance loans including community housing, specialist disability ...

Victoria to pilot investment plan, test Community Futures Investment Model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... investments. Gordon Noble, director of FenElpi Partners In the 2018-2019 Victorian state budget presented earlier this month by Treasurer Tim Pallas, the government allocated $5 million to a pilot plan called Community Sports Infrastructure Loans, which ...

International Finance Corporation issues $300m Kangaroo social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... alternative for investors seeking triple-A rated impact-investment products," said Jingdong Hua, IFC's Vice President and Treasurer. "IFC is very happy to include Australian dollars in the social bond landscape. We will continue to bring innovation and ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds Initiative, Mission2020, CERES, CDP, Citizens Climate Lobby, California Governor's Office, California Treasurer's Office, Global Optimism, NRDC and The Climate Group. "When green investments move from business plans into budgets and balance ...