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RIAA launches Sustainability Classifications Initiative

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... 'Sustainable' and 'Sustainable Plus'. The certification scheme is closely aligned with the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) Article 8, UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... for responsible investor commitment when it comes to post-conflict peacebuilding." This could be facilitated by blended finance, and peace bonds, uniting commercial capital with traditional governance assistance. The RIAA Investor Toolkit on Human Rights ...

Podcast: Advancing First Nations outcomes with Phil Usher

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... oppression, empowering Community to deconstruct and unpack their relationship with money. Cultural competency is vital for finance and business to better engage with First Nations Peoples. The foundation is also equipping professionals with the cultural ...

J.P. Morgan vows $2.5 tn for sustainable development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... around $150 tn. In its recently released Environmental Social Governance Report 2023, the firm laid out its sustainable finance flows, as well as internal diversity and inclusion metrics for staff and management. Its achievements so far include a 15% ...

Investors back climate disclosure mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A group of Australia's most influential finance groups overseeing $80 trillion have joined up in support for Canberra's proposed law to mandate climate disclosures. The Treasury Law Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill ...

MLC Life sustainability manager joins impact firm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Partners (IAP), founded in 2023, sought Lucchese's expertise spanning environmental science, climate risk and sustainable finance. As FS Sustainability 's sister magazine Industry Moves reported in April, Lucchese recently joined MLC Life Insurance as ...

ISPT issues $1.5bn sustainably linked loan facility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT) has issued a $1.5 billion sustainably linked syndicated term loan that is reportedly one of the largest for any Australia real estate fund manager. The facility is evenly split across five and seven-year tenors and ...

New fintech partnership tracks carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A carbon tracker and an AI engagement platform for financial institutions have joined forces to provide climate-conscious spending solutions. Cogo will track carbon emissions for clients of Personetics, a global firm with over 130 bank partnerships ...

Funding green buildings risks greenwashing accusations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Climate Energy Finance (CEF) says buildings are the "low-hanging fruit" that make up the lion's share of the big four banks' sustainable finance target (SFT) of $385 billion by 2030 - while just 7% flows to financing clean energy and hard-to-abate sectors. ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... The benchmark assesses more than 1000 ESG funds, as well as impact funds, climate funds, and compliance with Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and Sharia Law. The yardstick allows investors to assess ...