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Consortium participants identify impact characteristics of AAP investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... established in 2006. "At the end of the day, the deal is largely philanthropic with a small amount of mostly concessional debt. Our aim is to have the business self-sustaining in three years and pay back debt after that. Some small amounts of the debt ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... side, and it yields the same result," he said. "All things being equal, if you have a clearer ESG narrative, your cost of debt financing is cheaper. That is to the benefit of the corporate - there is a corporate perk of having higher disclosure and better ...

Insight Investment launches proprietary ESG risk rating system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... critical part of Insight's approach to ESG risk analysis. Eighty-two percent of Insight's meetings with sovereign and corporate debt issuers covered ESG topics in 2019, up from 54% the previous year. "A lot of the environmental and social factors will ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... the remaining $2.9 billion in impact investments held by Australian investors comprise real assets ($2.2 billion), private debt ($287 million), public equity ($195 million), private equity ($97 million), social impact bonds (SIBs) ($66 million) and others ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... two will have to marry up against each other, otherwise it doesn't make sense." Beyond that, Freedman noted that the debt capital markets have gained influence due to the enhanced focus on the balance sheet. "This will likely remain for some time ...

OHS, social license to operate identified as infrastructure risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... case by case consideration, Myatt noted - companies with weaker balance sheets and more limited cash should avoid taking out debt to pay dividends, but companies with strong balance sheets and no liquidity concerns and their social license intact should ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The COVID-19 pandemic is not likely to halt regulatory and investor expectations around corporate progress on climate change risk, according to MinterEllison. Sarah Barker, head of climate risk governance at Minter Ellison Lawyers MinterEllison recently ...

CEFC to oversee $300m Advancing Hydrogen Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... efficiency and/or low emissions technologies and contribute to emissions reduction, the CEFC noted. The CEFC expects to provide debt or equity finance to finance eligible larger-scale commercial and industrial projects, typically requiring $10 million ...

Morningstar acquires outstanding majority of Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... processes," Sustainalytics said at the time of her hiring Morningstar intends to fund the transaction with a mix of cash and debt. The transaction is expected to have minimal dilution to net income per share post-closing, excluding any impacts of purchase ...

GCNA awarded federal grant to provide training on modern slavery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Australia, or overseas." Modern slavery - which may exist in many forms including as human trafficking, forced labour or debt bondage - continues to affect millions of workers around the world with some estimates putting the figure as high as 45.8 million. ...