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ASIC considering wider lens for greenwashing focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... that the Sustainable Plus options were marketed as being are suitable for members who "are deeply committed to sustainability" because they excluded investments in companies involved in carbon intensive fossil fuels like thermal coal. Exclusions were ...

ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... risk in its risk management framework," Jessica Holgersson, senior associate at Equity Generation Lawyers told FS Sustainability. "However, all banks should be considering how these two material risks are being managed." A legal opinion published in ...

Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... of Rockhampton in Queensland. The goal is for the total projects to be fully operational by 2025, Austin told FS Sustainability. The Ethical Fund has a broader mandate, Austin said. "The Ethical Fund finances wind and solar and does some social infrastructure ...

"Looming" governance gap as reporting becomes mandatory

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... concept becomes more integrated into the industry, with teams increasingly comprising of staff with specialist sustainability skills alongside traditional finance experience. ESG is becoming embedded into commercial decision-making, but a "looming" skills ...

Impact investing as greenwashing antidote: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... with companies beyond ESG grounds. While Balkrishna supports companies adopting ISSB standards 1 and 2 relating to sustainability and climate, his focus is on measuring impact. "ESG is about companies' footprint and social treatment, and we're ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... mandatory for large Australian companies from July 2024, with smaller businesses to follow in 2027-2028. As FS Sustainability reported in June, the proposal includes a three-year transitional period with regulator-only action against directors and reporting ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... financial risks and opportunities across all sectors of the economy and advancing Australia's leadership on sustainability. "We're pairing all this with six sector decarbonisation plans for our economy - in energy, industry, agriculture, transport ...

Morgan Stanley makes second climate private equity deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... as a "complete meal" with "all the nutrients you need" in powder form - just add water. It was selected for its sustainability credentials - it claims its meal contribute 50% less carbon than the average US meal, and its high growth - Huel reported over ...

VIC SEC is back with $1 billion renewable target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Victorian government operations and facilities by 2025. Tim Buckley, director of Climate Energy Finance, told FS Sustainability that some are concerned that public capital may crowd out private capital. The Clean Energy Council recently highlighted the ...

Brookfield ups the ante on Origin by $1.2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... detriments of less competition in the energy market. "The ACCC has recognised the benefits of the energy transition and sustainability as public benefits in previous decisions," noted Claire Forster, partner and co-head of energy at law firm Norton Rose ...