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ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... exchange-traded funds affiliated with financial institutions such as big banks. Betashares, Vanguard, Magellan, and the Commonwealth Bank had multiple funds listed on the ASX - with 5, 6, 3, 3, and 2 funds listed, respectively. The funds only have one ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... fund manager has converted a finance facility into a US$300 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL). Lenders are Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ANZ, ING Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank, Scotia ...

Net zero roadmap shifts public service spending to green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... rolled out a net zero 2030 target for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. The policy will initially cover 100 non-corporate Commonwealth entities, with some security exclusions such as the Department of Defence. Departments that fall under non-corporate Commonwealth ...

Nature-related risk a potential risk to directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... headline conclusion of Nature-related risks and directors' duties, authored by Pollination in collaboration with the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative. The opinion was written by Sebastian Hartford-Davis and Zoe Bush "Directors should cause ...

ANZ in court over climate and nature risk failure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... increased its lending to fossil fuel projects in 2022 to $2.6 billion - up from $2 billon in 2021. In contrast, the Commonwealth Bank reduced its lending from $1.3 billion in 2021 to $267 million in 2022. ANZ also reported a combined $52 billion exposure ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... efficiency, waste management, clean transportation and sustainable water management. The GDIF facility is supported by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which acts as the sole green coordinator and joint lead arranger for the transaction, with ANZ, NAB ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the fiscal impacts of climate change on government bonds. The federal court has approved a settlement between the Commonwealth and Kathleen O'Donnell in a case was filed in 2020 when O'Donnell, represented by Equity Generation Lawyers principal ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Heritage and National Heritage sites, critically endangered species and ecological communities, the environment in Commonwealth marine areas and the environment in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Justice Shaun McElwaine ruled it was not a case of ...

Australia considers carbon tariff to level playing field

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... relation to steel and cement." The review will consult with stakeholders across industry, peak business groups, experts, commonwealth, state and territory government agencies, international trading partners, relevant international bodies and the broader ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... contribute to achievement of Australia's Paris Agreement targets." The policy will initially cover 100 non-corporate Commonwealth entities, with some security exclusions such as the Department of Defence. Departments that fall under non-corporate Commonwealth ...