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Go digital for ESG, financial reporting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... according to a report by Deloitte. Deloitte recently authored a report, Embracing the power of digital corporate reporting: A mandate for change, which posits that Australia should move in line with other world markets to convert financial reports to ...

Human rights in business remain a challenge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... are now considering their approach to human rights due diligence (HRDD) expectations of companies and some have begun to mandate action through legislation. "Investors also face this pressure and are challenging companies within their portfolios to align ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
APAC and Japan data centre specialist AirTrunk has more than doubled the financing of an existing sustianbility linked loan, going from $2.1 billion to $4.6 billion. The transaction will refinance existing debt facilities and support the company's "rapid ...

Podcast: Solving the social housing crisis - Casey Taylor

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Management has invested in several specialist affordable, social and affordable housing projects as part of its investment mandate, and Casey will talk to us about Conscious Investment Management, how they approach the issue and the role private investment ...

NGS tracking ahead on 2030 net zero pledge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
NGS Super is making faster-than-expected progress towards its goal of achieving a carbon neutral portfolio by 2030. Measurement of carbon intensity in the NGS Diversified MySuper portfolio fell by nearly 20% between 30 June 2021 and 30 June 2022, around ...

Suppliers on notice: Amazon to enforce emissions reporting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
The e-commerce giant will mandate suppliers to disclose carbon emissions towards net zero by 2040, Amazon's 2022 sustainability report highlights. Starting in 2024, the US$1.321 trillion company will update its Supply Chain Standards to require ...

UniSuper invests with NorthStar Impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
UniSuper has awarded a $50 million mandate to a specialist impact equities fund manager. UniSuper has appointed NorthStar Impact as a specialist external listed equities manager. NorthStar Impact invests in listed Australian and New Zealand companies ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has published its Net Zero Bondholder Stewardship Guidance, offering corporate bondholders a foundational framework towards corporate bondholder stewardship. The guidance focuses on bondholder ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Ten multilateral development banks (MDBs) have identified the financing activities most closely aligned with achieving the intent of the Paris Agreement while also defining financing coal- and peat-related activities as not aligned. The MDBs involved ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... management services. The firm has a framework that integrates sustainability in design and delivery of strategies and a mandate to report against targets for the assets it manages, CEFC said. "This CDPQ investment is a welcome addition to the Australian ...