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Westpac commits to recruiting 400 Indigenous university interns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
Westpac has committed to recruiting at least 40 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander university student interns annually for the next decade. Siobhan Toohill, Westpac The banking group signed a 10 year contract with CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship ...

ACCR to continue engaging over banks' carbon disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... for even further transparency. Last year, ACCR campaigned to get the four largest banks - National Australia Bank (NAB), Westpac, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and ANZ Bank - to improve their disclosure around financing of carbon-intensive projects ...

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Westpac Group reported increases in women in leadership roles, lending to cleantech and environmental services of AU$8 billion and new commitments around disclosure of carbon emissions as part of its 2014 sustainability report. Siobhan Toohill, Westpac ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... were named industry leaders as part of the DJSI 2014 review. Woolworths was named leader in food and staples retailing, Westpac was named a leader in banking, and GPT Group was named leader in real estate. Westpac welcomed news it was named a leader ...

SVA: Newpin social benefit bond returns 7.5% in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... fund NGS Super bought an AU$500,000 allocation in the bond. A second SBB was also launched last year in New South Wales. Westpac Institutional Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society created an AU$10 million SBB funding the new ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Westpac has revealed progress on its sustainability strategy and is conducting a review of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk framework, a biennial process that is considered a "refresh", said Siobhan Toohill, head of group sustainability ...

World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Green Bond, the first ever in the Australian domestic market. Mark Goddard, executive director, head of debt securities, Westpac Institutional Bank The AU$40 billion UniSuper is the lead investor in the issuance, taking AU$100 million of the total bond. ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Westpac Group has become a founding signatory to the Soft Commodities Compact, a banking industry initiative aiming to help clients achieve zero net deforestation by 2020. The Soft Commodities Compact has been developed by the Banking Environment Initiative ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB, Westpac top "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB and Westpac have been named to the Ethisphere Institute's list of 2014 World's Most Ethical Companies. Ethisphere Institute is a US-based independent centre of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance. ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... issued by the International Finance Corporation. On the corporate bond issuance side, Australian Ethical only invests in Westpac Bank, with ANZ, National Australia Bank and the Commonwealth bank screened out. "Covered Bonds from each of Westpac and Suncorp ...