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University secures $450 million sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Academy's mainstream program will also be expanded to support greater participation by girls, to encourage women in STEM. "To have six KPIs in one transaction is a significant achievement and reflects the diversity and sophistication of the university's ...

Bowen announces sectoral net zero strategy approaches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... to stop dangerous climate change and realise the economic opportunities of net zero," Bowen said. "The end result will be six net zero sectoral plans that are robust, ambitious but achievable, and accepted by the broader community." There was broad support ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... issuers. IIGCC's Guidance focuses on publicly listed corporate debt, with a breakdown by different bond types, as well as a six-step toolkit and examples of corporate bondholder stewardship in action. The recommended six steps for net zero stewardship ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... schemes. The MDBs committed to Paris-alignment for new financial flows in 2017. In 2019, the MDBs established a framework of six building blocks: alignment with mitigation goals, adaptation and climate-resilient operations, accelerated contribution to ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... the system is too reactive and the focus needs to be on prevention. This comes as a new report released this morning finds six in ten Australians say they have no idea the number of people in modern slavery in NSW is so high, and more than 40% incorrectly ...

Are investors walking the walk when it comes to voting on biodiversity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... the corporate to start reporting on a biodiversity related issues, four asked management to adopt a biodiversity policy, and six asked for the adoption of deforestation goals and similar actions. While the report found that the majority of sustainability ...

CSIRO to build Australia-first mobile hydrogen generator

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
CSIRO is investing $10 million over six years to construct Australia's first mobile hydrogen generator to produce the alternative fuel directly at the point of consumption, aiming to boost the development of a commercially viable hydrogen industry. ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... that human workers are able to check for error and manage these concerns. Core concerns of AI use The researchers identify six core risks as relevant to most sectors: Trust and security: Concerns about AI security, accuracy, accountability, transparency ...

Aust Post launches inaugural sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... to assist Australia Post in delivering on its 2025 Sustainability Roadmap and community strategy. Australia post said the six-year bond was priced on 15 May 2023 and was significantly oversubscribed with orders from Australian and Asian investors. Australia ...

Australian wellbeing hits record low

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... stay vigilant against new variants. National wellbeing The national wellbeing index (NWI), which measures satisfaction across six aspects of national life, including the economy, the environment, social conditions, governance, business, and national ...