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ASIC reviewing greenwashing in financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
ASIC is reviewing whether sustainability labelled super funds and managed fund are as they claim to be, with the aim of establishing how much greenwashing is present in the Australian market. Currently, there is no regulated definition of ESG, sustainability/green/responsible ...

Cooper Energy announces carbon neutral certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
A listed ASX company has announced it is the first carbon neutral domestic gas producer. Cooper Energy said it has been certified carbon neutral by independent firm Climate Active, meaning it has achieved net-zero carbon emissions for its organisational ...

CEFC, CBA finance plastic recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... debt finance from Commonwealth Bank, for a total debt finance package of $33 million, to build the $45 million state-of-the-art recycling facility. Circular Plastics Australia (CPA) will be Australia's largest PET plastic recycling plant and only the ...

ASX in running to develop Australian carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
The ASX is one possible contender to develop and operate a carbon exchange that will be administered by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER). The CER invited entities to tender expressions of interest for an online exchange traded market for emissions offsets. ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
A leading ASX100 company is issuing Australia's first sustainability-linked bond (SLB). Wesfarmers' $1 billion issuance will see the interest rate of the bonds linked to progress against specific renewable energy and emissions performance targets. ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Advisers identify confidence in their knowledge of the ESG sector as a challenge and seek better education as a key tool, according to new research from Investment Trends. Investment Trends recently surveyed 300 advisers on ESG investing and found that ...

PE, VC vehicles to drive sustainable investment pipeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Private equity and venture capital are increasingly seen as asset classes where social and environmental impacts as well as financial return can be scaled up, according to a panel of fund managers. Speaking at the recent Responsible Investment Association ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
The New Zealand government has introduced world-first legislation that will require listed companies, banks, insurers and fund managers to make public climate risk-related disclosures. The legislation will affect not just New Zealand-domiciled entities ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
One of the largest global fund managers will up the ante on companies by voting against directors of companies - including ASX100 companies - that are showing underperformance on material ESG issues. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) had previously ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
As the depth and size of the global green bond market has grown in the past decade, it is evolving towards a more regulated definition of "green-ness" and ability to achieve carbon reduction aims, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management. BNP Paribas ...