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Podcast: Global update on sustainability laws and standards with Andrew Peterson

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... comprehensive update on national and global laws and standards, and how to better navigate an ever-evolving regulatory environment. Stream all episodes of The Greener Way here.

Cromwell restructures lending facility

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
A major commercial real estate investor has converted its $1.2 billion lending facility into a loan tied to emissions reduction and gender pay targets. Cromwell Property Group's loan, which includes eight lenders, was developed with the Commonwealth ...

UBS nabs ex-UOB sustainability lead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... partnerships and focus on tackling the most pressing issues relating to health, education, as well as climate and environment. "Sincerest gratitude to everyone who has been part of my journey and made this possible, I am always thankful for the kindness ...

Rockefeller org picks climate advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... Resources Institute CEO, Karen Fang, Bank of America sustainable finance lead, Arunabha Ghosh, Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW) founder and CEO, James Mwangi, Africa Climate Ventures CEO, Naoko Ishii, professor and director of the University ...

Big win for Great Artesian Basin

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
In a move welcomed by farmer groups and local councils, Queensland's environmental regulator has imposed a moratorium on any future Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project applications in the Great Artesian Basin (GAB). Late last month, the sunshine ...

Fintech group nabs ESG lead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
Louisa Scott has started as director of ESG for Automic Group, the financial services tech platform. She joins an existing team which includes another director-level consultant in the Sydney office, Owen Morrison. It is part of a growth drive in the ...

Westpac looks for next CSO

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability previously. Toohill will also step back from participation as Westpac's representative on the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Banking Board and the Net Zero Banking Alliance's (NZBA) governing Steering ...

Active Super found guilty of greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... statements - including from former chief executive Phil Stockwell - that it eliminated investments that posed a risk to the environment and the community, including gambling, coal mining, and oil tar sands. Court documents showed that Active Super said ...

Australian Ethical updates investment guide

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... renewable products and technologies; limiting harm to nature, for example through recycling, waste management and environment services; and empowering people to pursue interest and projects they value both individually and collaboratively. The negative ...

AOFM launches first Green Treasury Bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has this week launched the first Green Treasury Bond. The $7 billion sovereign green bonds will mature on June 21, 2034 and settlement will occur on June 14. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deutsche ...