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Leadership essential in implementing ESG: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... 86% of Australian CEO saying that purpose was a key part of their 'employee value proposition' and central to building brand reputation and customer relationships. However, 42% percent of global CEOs and 36% of Australian CEOs say they struggle ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank has announced two green finance transactions with separate investors that total another $250 million in green finance vehicles. IFM Investors has entered into a $200 million fixed-rate, Environmental, Social and Governance Term Deposit ...

Property manager buys nearly 100,000 carbon credits for offsetting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT) has purchased nearly 100,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) to meet carbon neutral commitments for its property portfolio. ISPT has purchased and surrendered 97,000 ACCUs, representing one metric tonne of ...

BlueScope, Shell to collaborate on renewable hydrogen projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... electrolyser plant at the steelworks and an Illawarra hydrogen hub concept. The pilot project will investigate designing, building and operating a pilot-scale 10MW renewable hydrogen electrolyser to explore and test the use of green hydrogen in the blast ...

COP26 outcomes means increased focus on physical risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... change risk. "They're a big oil and gas producer, and they're shifting more towards gas, diversifying their customer base, building customer relations in Asia, especially China," he said. "That's smart because Asian economies are going to decarbonise ...

Inconsistent data a challenge to ESG uptake: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... data needs to be applied and available for analytics. This is especially important as more and more fund managers are building in-house ESG research teams. To provide that level of flexibility, we have launched a new offer focusing on open ESG architecture ...

Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... business specifically. "I think having a good view on what those international norms are, and being able to think about building those into your responses can only lead to best practice. We see that a lot in the modern slavery context, just taking a ...

IFRS announces plan for comprehensive sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... globally comparable sustainability disclosures that are compatible with the financial statements. Establishing the ISSB and building on the innovation and expertise of the CDSB, the Value Reporting Foundation and others will provide the foundations to ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... grazing areas with massive herds of wildebeest and zebra. There is a history of forestry plantations that can provide local building materials and wood for that continent. "... South Africa has existing forestry plantations and so there are opportunities ...

NAB, Ramsay Health Care in ESG derivative transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... finance David Jenkins. NAB announced in September that it would offer sustainability-linked derivatives in Australia, building on products developed in the UK and Europe. NAB has closed six ESG-linked derivatives in the European market. This transaction ...