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Walk Free launches human rights toolkit for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... piece on banks and insurers, because they have other considerations with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing obligations." Identifying human rights exploitation is essential because of compliance with Australian legal obligations, but ...

MUFG appoints Rob Ward head of project finance, ESG finance, Oceania

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... both regionally and globally to further help MUFG leverage its global network and meet the increasing demand for ESG financing and advice across our Institutional customer base." In 2019, MUFG announced that it will commit a total sum of JPY20 trillion ...

Sefa to increase financing to social enterprises and build resilience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Impact Investor Social Enterprise Finance Australia (Sefa) expects to increase the number of social enterprises it can finance as a result of participating in the federal government's Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Guarantee Scheme. Hanna ...

AustralianSuper names Tom Garcia head of financial crime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... November. As part of his new role, Garcia is responsible for complying with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing responsibilities, preventing fraud and other financial crime, as well as business continuity, privacy, data governance and ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... it yields the same result," he said. "All things being equal, if you have a clearer ESG narrative, your cost of debt financing is cheaper. That is to the benefit of the corporate - there is a corporate perk of having higher disclosure and better, consistent ...

Korea Housing Finance Corporation prices COVID-19 social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Bond at a near-zero yield while further expanding its investor base in Europe. The bond was issued under KHFC's Social Financing Framework, which meant a diverse investor base ranging from traditional Covered Bond investors to ESG investors who "acknowledge ...

HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... coal mining restriction across all investment options and recently extended this restriction to further eliminate the financing of potentially stranded assets, HESTA noted. The foundation of the CCTP and the work that will be needed to ensure its implementation ...

Australian companies below global peers on reporting, targets: Refinitiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... water reductions, according to Refinitiv. Jamie Coombs, performance director - Asia, Refinitiv Refinitiv has released Financing a Sustainable Future in Australia, a new report which looks at the environmental performance of Australian companies compared ...

First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... and support our communities to emerge stronger from the current crisis." The GSID Alliance's aim is to facilitate the financing of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is expressed through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The group ...

First State Super joins Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... showcases leading financial organisations that have made a public commitment to sustainable finance and global health by not financing tobacco. Tobacco Free Portfolios was founded by radiation oncologist Dr Bronwyn King in 2012 wkith the goal of working ...