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QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... converted a finance facility into a US$300 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL). Lenders are Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ANZ, ING Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank, Scotia, and Bank of China. ...

ACSI updates voting guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Cyber security, worker safety and nature and biodivdersity expectations are on the list of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) Governance Guidelines. The guidelines are updated every two years and underpin ACSI's proxy voting ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... what's produced, rather than rush through and cut corners to get outcomes," she said. UN Global Compact Network Australia chair Fiona Reynolds noted that progress - if not perfection - can still result in action. "It's not the perfect process ...

L'Oréal Groupe invests in First Nations-led biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... First Nations People, as well as the repair and safeguarding of biodiversity." L'Oréal participates in Reconciliation Australia's network and has developed a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). The company's RAP is endorsed by Reconciliation Australia ...

COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... also the president of UAE state-owned oil company Adnoc and recently claimed "no science" behind fossil fuel phase-out. Australia, the US, UK, Canada and Japan all stated they will "not be a co-signatory" to "death certificates" for vulnerable small ...

Podcast: 60,000+ years of care for country - Josh Gilbert

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... people's 60,000-plus year knowledge base is key to building thriving agriculture and natural capital markets in Australia. At the recent Australian Sustainable Finance Institute annual conference, Gilbert, who is also policy officer of Indigenous ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), backed by Australia and more than 600 government and non-government partners, has announced $17 billion in new funding for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovations. The ...

Boards not ready for new workplace laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
New research finds that most directors are concerned their boards may not be fully prepared to meet new workplace sexual harassment laws when they come into force this week. From 12 December, the Australian Human Rights Commission will enforce the Positive ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... $100 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, to help developing countries transition their economies to net zero. Australia is yet to contribute to the newly created loss and damage fund, although Albanese said he supports it. The Green Climate Fund ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... and services that are prohibited by any commitments under an international convention or treaty instrument to which Australia is a signatory; gambling development; and the refining and transportation of fossil fuels, as well as programs that predominately ...