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Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new campaign urges Australian super funds to finance ESG matters, as asset owners push back against such member demands. The #5by25 campaign hopes to bolster institutional capital and raise public and private investment in projects that deliver measurable ...

CBA launches green business loan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... environmental goals but also lower operating costs," Cairns said. He said the loan is the latest in a series of sustainable finance solutions and tools to support customers in implementing sustainability initiatives. Prior sustainable financing solutions ...

More calls for adaptation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... on our economy, on our communities, and on our natural environment." Canberra is currently consulting on a sustainable finance strategy led by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, aimed at facilitating multiple forms of investments. Initially, the consultation was ...

Major indices provide ESG clarity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... by major indices, hoping to help investors and the businesses they invest in to navigate biodiversity and sustainable finance requirements. The firms, S&P Dow Jones and Deutsche Bank, recently responded to allegations they listed companies with links ...

Canberra funds $111m EV transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... in a move aimed at attracting investment and boosting affordability. The Australian Federal Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will fund electric vehicles and EV infrastructure. Angle Auto ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... their retirement incomes with women retiring, on average, with about 25% less super than men," minister for women and finance Katy Gallagher said. "Paying super on government parental leave is an important investment to help close the super gap and to ...

Firms wrestle with ESG data challenges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... their ESG data, they cannot effectively make decisions using that information," said Nadia Humphreys, head of sustainable finance data solutions at Bloomberg. This comes as KPMG recently published a report finding that most companies plan to spend more ...

Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... ago as a special advisor to the impact portfolio management team. She made the move after completing a sustainability finance course at Cambridge University. Soon, she managed the firm's sustainable investment portfolio strategy and led the initiatives ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... they can bring to the table with their outsourced index providers, or any other intermediary." Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) told FS Sustainability it will include human rights in its development of its Australian sustainable finance ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... "Our commitment to implementing best practices in our evaluation of environmental and social risks in project-related finance transactions has not changed." The firm told FS Sustainability its policies will continue to be informed by the Equator Principles ...