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ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... the returns investors are looking for." In 2021, ISPT committed to have all of its loans converted into sustainability linked loans (SLL). During 2021, it secured a $495 million SLL facility for the ISPT Retail Australia Property Trust (IRAPT) and $2.8 ...

Cost a barrier for SME ambition on net zero: BSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly identify sustainability and net zero targets as important to their business practice, but cost is the main barrier towards taking action, according to BSI Group. BSI Group - the global standards ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... "The other question that has come up with cutting edge financial instruments is whether to expand this into sustainability linked bonds, to use gender-focused KPIs," she said. "There are a lot of avenues to broadening this out that's not just limited ...

Brambles launches Australian-first circular economy green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... has launched its first green bond, with a €500 million issuance linked to the company's circular business and sustainability performance. This is the first green bond issued by an Australian company that is linked to circular economy, linked to Brambles' ...

Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... portfolio, with pricing linked to the property developer's net zero targets. The five-year $340 million sustainability linked loan (SLL) and a US$75 million syndicated sustainability linked loan applies to Frasers Property AHL (FPAHL), a subsidiary of ...

APAC outperforms amid global sustainable finance pullback

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... surpassed 1,000 loans for the first time since records began, Refinitiv said. "In the APAC region, for green and sustainability linked loans increased in proceeds and number," Tan said. "ESG/sustainability linked and green loans globally declined 7% ...

CBA expands ESG term deposit to foreign currencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... 2021, the ESG TD has raised more than AU$1.5 billion in funding, which is linked to CBA's existing sustainability linked loan (SLL) portfolio. The ESG TD product was also recently certified by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) ...

Sustainable debt, finance in strong start to 2022: ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... finance team. ANZ sees that approximately ~22% of the total Australia loan volumes was done in green or sustainability linked format in the first quarter, in line with the end of last year, where 27% of total Australia loan volumes were done in green ...

ISPT launches sustainable furniture scheme, diverts waste

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Foundation on recycling the fit-out waste that was coming through our commercial property," said ISPT general manager, sustainability and technical services Alicia Maynard. "It was a fantastic opportunity to rethink high-end, good quality furniture from ...

Blackmores inks $75m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... million of existing loan facilities and linked half of the refinancing to sustainability targets. The new sustainability linked loan agreement will incentivise Blackmores to achieving on targets including reductions of Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas ...