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Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... sectors, and associated technical work on data requirements, methodology for incorporating transitional activities, minimum social safeguards and a Do No Significant Harm framework. As secretariat, ASFI will work with an international consortium of taxonomy ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Development Goals and industry frameworks and standards such as the International Capital Markets Association's' Green and Social Bond Principles. Citigroup has also committed AU$1 trillion to sustainable finance by 2030, and HSBC between US$750 billion ...

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... will have the opportunity to be part of a sustainable investment portfolio that aligns with their own environmental and social values," Smith said. "Furthermore, the green bond offering demonstrates La Trobe's dedication to corporate responsibility ...

University secures $450 million sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... refinanced its bank facilities and worked with sustainability coordinator Commonwealth Bank to aligned its new loan to social and environmental KPIs including reducing Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, improving biodiversity, Indigenous cultural safety and ...

ANZ augments sustainable finance team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... this year, ANZ launched a new target to fund and facilitate at least $100 billion by the end of 2030 towards improving social and environmental outcomes through customer initiatives and direct investments by ANZ. Tapley is a member of FS Sustainability's ...

TCorp auctions $400m sustainability bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Bond Programme provides investors with a pathway to support a combination of projects with positive environmental or social outcomes. The funding from this issuance will go towards access to National Parks, social housing maintenance ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... Framework in April 2023, structured in accordance with the International Capital Market Association's Green and Social Bond Principles and Sustainability Bond Guidelines. WATC noted on its website that it has the ability to issue "green, social or ...

Aust Post launches inaugural sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... Post's Sustainable Finance Framework. Australia Post's Sustainability Bond is aligned to ICMA's Green Bond Principles, Social Bond Principles and Sustainability Bond Guidelines.

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... driven the rise of populism in the country more than 330 million. But Australia, with our smaller population and stronger social welfare support, does not have such a wide division of political ideology. Part of this can be attributed to our democratic ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... and commenced its first civil penalty proceedings. Last month Future Super self-reported a breach of greenwashing in a social media post and paid an infringement fee of $13000 by ASIC for overstating its carbon credentials. Greenwashing fines like this ...