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Climate Bonds Initiative CEO speaks on 2017 green bond market outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Australia should become a centre of excellence in the design, and implementation of green finance based on its ability to create reporting and methodology systems such as the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS), according to ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Climate change, corporate transparency, data and cyber security, consumer shift toward plant-based proteins and other issues are potential environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment themes that are both a source of risk and reward for investors ...

Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
Twelve organisations from across Australia, including the big four banks and superannuation fund HESTA, have launched their Financial Inclusion Action Plans (FIAPs), outlining steps to improve financial resilience for those experiencing financial exclusion. ...

CEFC, Commonwealth Bank launch energy efficient finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Commonwealth Bank have launched an AU$100 million Energy Efficient Equipment Finance program for Australian businesses. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The new finance program ...

Louise Davidson joins International Integrated Reporting Council board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has appointed Louise Davidson to its board of directors. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Davidson, the chief executive officer of the Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has more than 20 years' ...

International Integrated Reporting Council hires Richard Howitt as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has named Richard Howitt as the next chief executive officer. Howitt will succeed outgoing CEO Paul Druckman on 1 November. Howitt is currently a Member of European Parliament (MEP), and will step ...

Financial Impact Action Plan program to target exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
A coalition of organisations including Good Shepherd Microfinance, EY, Centre for Social Impact (CSI), and the Australian government has launched the Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) program. FIAPs are intended to commit organisations to coordinated ...

Government launches new Clean Energy Innovation Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The federal government will retain the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and has announced that the two specialist agencies will jointly manage a AU$1 billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF). ...

Cities provide essential collaboration: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
Big cities' governments around the world are investing and collaborating on climate change related issues as a way of making their cities more attractive places for people to live, according to Mark Watts, executive director, C40 Cities Climate Leadership ...

Norton Rose Fulbright becomes Climate Bonds Initiative partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
International law and advisory firm Norton Rose Fulbright has become a Climate Bonds Initiative partner. "Norton Rose Fulbright has a long standing commitment to social responsibility and sustainability," said Simon Currie, global head of energy, Norton ...