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QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
QBE Insurance has joined the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia "We are pleased to welcome and work with QBE, one of the giants in the Australian insurance industry. ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The big four banks, Australia's largest superannuation funds, insurance companies and industry groups have launched the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, a collaborative group to steer investment towards human wellbeing, social equity and environmental ...

AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
A joint guidance statement by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) and Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (AuASB) on the integration of climate change-related risks into financial statement materiality considerations has intensified the ...

flexigroup issues $90.9 million Climate Bond certified green bond tranche

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have invested $10 million in the latest flexigroup $90.9 million green bond issuance. The $90.9 million green bond issuance includes a large portion of rooftop solar, as well as a smaller portion of small-scale ...

Future IM/Pact signs two new partners, launches student events

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Future IM/Pact, an initiative aimed at increasing the diversity of talent coming into investment management industry, has signed two new partners and launched student networking events in Sydney and Melbourne. Yolanda Beattie, diversity and inclusion ...

Constructing an impact portfolio as stand-alone strategy: Nuveen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Impact investing is a stand-alone strategy to develop portfolio construction towards achieving particular environmental and social outcomes and outputs, according to Nuveen Private Markets. Rekha Unnithan, the lead impact portfolio manager for Nuveen ...

UBank launches world first certified Green Term Deposit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
UBank has launched the world's first Green Term Deposit, certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). UBank's Green Term Deposit is matched to a portfolio of renewable energy projects such as wind and solar power, and low carbon transport and buildings. ...

Climate change, modern slavery on ESG engagement agenda: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change, modern slavery and the Royal Commission on Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry were all issues of ESG engagement for Ausbil Investment Management. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, Ausbil Ausbil has published ...

ACSI updates gender diversity policy to apply to ASX200 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has updated its gender diversity policy to extend to ASX201-300 companies, meaning that ASX200 boards with one or zero women directors could face a vote against directors seeking re-election. ...

Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... have to procure the transmission and storage assets we need to decarbonise the electricity sector in a timely manner." Australia has a "unique set of circumstances" in wind and solar, Yates said. "We have a unique advantage, and may rapidly end up leading ...