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ARENA announces $100m funding round for grid-scale batteries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... funding to new battery energy storage projects of 70 MW or larger operating in the National Electricity Market or Western Australia's Wholesale Electricity Market. The funding round is expected to support at least three projects, with a maximum grant ...

DigitalX hires NAB exec as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Technology and investment company DigitalX has hired a National Australia Bank executive as its new chief executive officer. Lisa Wade, former head of digital innovation and sustainability at National Australia Bank, will join DigitalX after serving ...

Proxy advisers criticise new government reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... from Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy Jane Hume. "Australia has a highly concentrated proxy advice market which is dominated by just four firms," Frydenberg and Hume said in a joint ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
TCorp, the investment and financial management partner of the New South Wales (NSW) public sector, added $4.1 billion of eligible sustainable assets to its Sustainability Bond Programme in the 2021 financial year. In its most recent sustainability report ...

Future Super in $6 billion acquisition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... enabling us to become one of the largest and most cost-effective sustainable impact investors and asset managers in Australia." Trustee services for the fund are provided to members by Equity Trustees. In addition to the core Future Super Fund, Future ...

South32 negotiates US$1.4 billion sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... company produces bauxite, alumina, aluminium, energy and metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead and zinc in Australia, Southern Africa and South America. The SLL is linked to the company's commitment to emissions reduction and improving ...

New Forests calls for demand and supply integrity on carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... plantations, areas of natural forest conservation, carbon projects, rural land and row-cropping, and timber processing in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and the United States. "The opportunity for voluntary carbon markets is rising," noted Radha ...

Treasury Wine Estates inks sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Treasury Wine Estates has transitioned $1.4 billion of finance into sustainability linked loans (SLL). The SLL's interest rate is linked to delivering on sustainability targets including 100% renewable electricity by 2024, reduced greenhouse gas emissions ...

Leadership essential in implementing ESG: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability credentials. Earlier this year, the KPMG 2021 CEO Outlook, a study of 1,300 CEOs across 12 countries including Australia, found that 86% of Australian CEO saying that purpose was a key part of their 'employee value proposition' ...

Hejaz Financial Services make senior banking appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... recently responsible for leading the migration and startup of the Melbourne Investor Centre for FNZ on behalf of Vanguard Australia. Sahi also held senior roles at SunSuper, Innovation Group (Suncorp) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Trist joins Hejaz ...