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IGCC names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... insights from Asian economies, noting that those countries "make up the bulk of our export markets and in which many Australian and New Zealand investors are increasingly active." Mikula-Wright's appointment follows the departure of Emma Herd earlier ...

Investors outline roadmap for mandatory climate disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... reporting guidelines of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and growing expectations by Australian regulators has resulted in a significant increase in voluntary disclosures by companies and financial institutions, with 60 ...

Wesfarmers taps former Coca-Cola Amatil exec for board role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Tasmania, is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Wesfarmers chairman Michael Chaney said he was pleased to welcome Watkins to the Board. ...

ASX in running to develop Australian carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... exchange traded market for emissions offsets. A spokesperson for the CER told FS Sustainability they anticipate that the Australian Carbon Exchange will be launched around mid-2023. The tender period closed earlier this month, and a spokesperson for ...

IFM Investors hires responsible investment associate director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... Newton, head of responsible investing, previously told FS Sustainability it reduced carbon emissions nearly 8% across its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2018 financial year. IFM Investors' infrastructure assets in Australia are Ausgrid ...

Elliott Green Power announce two hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... business. EGP has hired John Small as head of new investments and business development. Small comes to EGP from Powering Australian Renewables Fund, having worked previously for EY, PWC and Infigen Energy as well as for Macquarie Group and UBS. EGP has ...

Super fund invests in Australian Unity Green Bond Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Australian Unity's Green Bond Fund has signed its first superannuation fund investor. NGS Super has invested in the Green Bond Fund as part of its strategy to become carbon neutral by 2030. The Australian Unity Green Bond Fund invests in a combination ...

ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... syndicated SLL by a healthcare provider in Asia Pacific. The $1.5 billion loan facility is the largest syndicated SLL by an Australian corporate (ex. financial institutions). The new facility comprises three $500m tranches maturing in three, four and ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... is around ESG and sustainability strategy," he said. "Case in point we were marketing a transaction last week for an Australian company and we'd say probably 75% of the questions were around their ESG strategy, which I'd say 12 months ago was 25% at ...

ASX200 sexual harassment transparency needed: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... shows. The report, Equality across the board: Investing in workplaces that work for everyone, was undertaken by the Australian Human Rights Council (AHRC) and commissioned by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). AHRC sex discrimination ...