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Legal loophole fail: compliance won't dodge risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Business and Investor Initiative (DNBII) says. DNBII has put out two new guides to help the private sector achieve best practice as it works with the federal government to co-design new national cultural heritage legislation in line with international ...

Major indices provide ESG clarity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... cope with new ESG requirements. To ensure robust and effective classification criteria for ESG products, observe best practice and heighten transparency, Deutsche Bank has updated its sustainable finance investment framework. The sector-specific framework ...

Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The ethical and ESG investment specialist has appointed a head of sustainable investment, promoting from within. In the new role, Kylie Parkyn will continue to oversee the development and implementation of Apostle's sustainable investment strategy ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Invesco is the latest departure from the Climate Action 100+ network, as four major US banks leave climate benchmark group the Equator Principles. Insiders insist the news has been sensationalised by the media and that more firms are joining than are ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds Standard, which assures environmental objectives of use of proceeds and signifies alignment with global best practice standards. The country's Green Transformation (GX) policy aims to fund advanced sustainable technologies to transform ...

Stewart Investors joins Responsible Minerals initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Investment director of stewardship Paul Chandler. "The PRI welcomes the improved access, and the opportunity to develop best practice, that this development from the newly created RMI Investor Network entails."

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... development of new policies and business models, de-risking tools and finance mechanisms. The network will exchange best practice to help nations meet their clean energy needs. Clean energy investments need to grow from less than $150 billion to over ...

Podcast: Banking on the future with Australia's green bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... assessment tools (such as NatHERS In-Homes) for financial product applicability and consistency with sustainable finance best practice." The CEFC was allocated $1 billion in the 2023-24 Budget to provide discounted consumer finance across the housing ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... calendar here at FS Sustainability, votes close for the ESG Power 50 on 1st of March, and the FS Sustainability Best Practice Forum will take place in May.

Climate Change Authority releases ACCU and NGERS reviews

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... CCA also recommended that in the first quarter of 2024 government should commission an expert panel to establish best practice for measuring fugitive methane emissions. The ACCU Scheme credits projects that avoid the release of emissions or remove and ...