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CEFC doubles investment in Artesian bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... low emissions opportunities in their portfolios, so we can accelerate decarbonisation and the transition to a net zero economy." The Green and Sustainable Bond Fund was established in late 2020. It is an open-ended fund that invests in highly liquid ...

Investors flag decarbonisation, real world impacts as priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... return considerations are very apparent in the energy, materials and utilities sector (EMUs), Moret said. "Decarbonising an economy where a significant chunk of the equity market is so highly concentrated with the EMUs is going to be very difficult if ...

Australian sustainable finance taxonomy to feature traffic-light system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... for a credible framework to help guide the allocation of capital towards decarbonisation activities in the Australian economy," said ASFI chief executive officer Kristy Graham. "We have now seen broad support for this beyond the finance sector through ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... ASX200 - should find this helps with integrating TNFD into their reporting mechanisms. "I would say the entire Australian economy should be on notice that this is coming." Further guidance on sectors and biomes will be released in the coming months. ...

The four-day work week - will it work?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... skilled workers and permanent full-time employees in a time when approximately 250,000 Australians are part of the gig economy and over 30% of the workforce are in the trades. A Senate committee inquiry recently recommended a national trial of the four-day ...

Brookfield consortium to buy Origin Energy for $18.7bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... determined that the new Origin Energy Markets will lead the way in all respects at this critical moment for the Australian economy." FS Sustainability spoke with a number of experts about risks, opportunities and challenges to this bid when it was first ...

Apostle Funds Management launches carbon credit fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... where a barrel of oil is a barrel of oil, a tonne of carbon is a tonne of carbon, regardless of the size and scale of the economy under the scheme," noted Apostle's partner, global carbon markets Luke Donovan. The Apostle Carbon Credit Fund benchmark ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... provide products and services that disproportionally serve women and support their wellbeing and participation in the economy. ANZ is seeing demand for gender-focused investments in categories beyond bonds, Ng said. "The other question that has come ...

Brambles launches Australian-first circular economy green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... and sustainability performance. This is the first green bond issued by an Australian company that is linked to circular economy, linked to Brambles' leading position in that area. The €500 million green bond follows the five-year US$1.35 billion sustainability-linked ...

Embedding mental health wellbeing into company culture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... statistics. batyr also cited a Productivity Commission report calculating that mental illness is costing the Australian economy an estimated $70 billion per year, with a further $150 billion per year of associated costs of disability and premature death ...

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Podcast: From silos to synergy

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First Sentier Investors' global head of responsible investment Kate Turner joins The Greener Way to discuss how accounting for the many inter-reactions and flow-on effects of addressing specific sustainability issues can lead to improved outcomes.

Plenti wins WA government mandate

KARREN VERGARA
ASX-listed Plenti Group has won a mandate from the Western Australian government to help the state accelerate the adoption of batteries.

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

Climate investing declines amid Trump's anti-clean energy regime

MATTHEW WAI
Although investors are withdrawing from climate investing due to uncertainty from the aggressive approach by the US President Donald Trump in his pro-fossil fuels and anti-energy agenda, it opens up opportunities further afield.

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