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TCorp auctions $400m sustainability bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... assets when they become available." "There was a very small pricing benefit by issuing in this format versus our nominal benchmark bonds, as these assets are highly sought-after." The ESG curve has four ESG bonds outstanding across different maturities ...

Cleaning up diversity-washing boosts business performance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Financy, creator of the Financy Women's Index, recently launched anti-DEI-washing app Impacter to help businesses self-assess, improve business outcomes, and move towards best practice on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The new cloud-based ...

Singapore to scale climate data with CDSC NZDPU partnership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... will enhance tracking of companies' climate commitments, and give companies access to the NZDPU's global database to benchmark decarbonisation efforts. Companies that participate would affirm their climate transition commitments at the global level ...

RIAA CEO Simon O'Connor to exit after 10 years

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... blocks of an impactful and sustainable financial services sector will land in the next couple of years." RIAA's Benchmark Report 2023 - an annual study tracking the size, growth and performance of responsible, ethical and impact investment industry ...

Aussie businesses building climate resilience: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... businesses' climate risk and ESG interests. "There has been a marginal increase in the position of Australia, from a benchmark of 20 to a benchmark of 19 this year," said FM Global operations senior vice president ANZ Andrew Stafford. "There are ...

Podcast: Getting ESG credentials - Tianna Rose

THE GREENER WAY  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... recent years has introduced the Certificate in ESG Investing in Australia, designed to give investment professionals the benchmark knowledge and skills they require to integrate ESG factors into their investment processes. Tianna recently received the ...

Strong demand for green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... developments, including Germany's signal to investors that they wish to create a pricing curve for green bonds to create a benchmark. He also highlighted Australia's announced intention to issue sovereign green bonds as well. In April, the federal government ...

Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's sustainability agenda is not keeping up with new globally consistent sustainability reporting standards set to be released at the end of June, according to a national ESG consultant to Australian businesses. Two new voluntary sustainability ...

Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... be done, but we are trying to push from disclosure to impact." Climate Action 100+ has released a new version of its benchmark, which is used to measure progress in the target companies. "The new benchmark introduced some new sub-indicators around transition ...

Aussie AI platform aids HK firms in Scope 3 emissions compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... positive environmental impacts." "With countries like Hong Kong moving to match standards outlined by the ISSB... a global benchmark is being established and it's evolving quickly," Cajic told FS Sustainability. "Australia is a long way behind [Europe ...