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ASEAN green bond issuance reaches US$7.8bn: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Issuance of green bonds in Southeast Asia almost doubled to reach US$7.8 billion in 2019, according to research from the Climate Bonds Initiative. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Climate Bonds Initiative, supported by HSBC, launched the ASEAN ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... shifting beyond historical sectors and ensuring a just transition for industries that will be negatively impacted in the shift to a net zero emissions economy. "Some of the challenges are probably more in terms of Australia's history which has relied ...

Q&A: Pablo Berrutti, on the launch of the Altiorem research platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... He is also the founder of Altiorem, an online library and resource centre designed to support the finance industry in the shift towards sustainability. Altiorem has just launched, and Berrutti speaks with Rachel Alembakis about the project, its aims ...

Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... rather funded by debt, Marshall noted. "If a company is borrowing to buy-back its own shares, that equation can quickly shift," he said. "Again, many companies were looking at very low interest rates, and a bull market environment and decided accordingly. ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
A majority of Australians expect their savings and super to be invested responsibly and ethically, and would consider moving to alternative providers that invest in such a fashion, according to new research commissioned by the Responsible Investment ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... coronavirus pandemic from a healthcare, community and economic perspective, there is a massive workplace deployment and shift from the institutions of offices to home-based interactions. Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia It will be an undefined ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... to reduce climate change and adopt measures to build our resilience has never been stronger. The good news is the global shift to low emissions presents many opportunities for Australia." The report suggests pricing climate-related financial risk, citing ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... given the work around the financial regulator putting on restrictions on remuneration. It will be interesting to see the shift this year given the events of the last 12 months." The first year of reporting on modern slavery exposures as part of the Modern ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability to a significant degree. "When you look at the trend over a number of years on this, it's a really substantial shift in Australian leaders," said Robert Hillard, Deloitte Australia's chief strategy and innovation officer. "I'm not surprised ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... always thought that it ends up apart from the impact on the environment, which could impact significantly on the economy, the shift to a cleaner environment would be growth neutral, but I don't buy the argument that industries would be wiped out, we'd ...