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CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... investment to deliver a global low-carbon economy. "This latest transaction is embedding international best practice on standards in a new green product, a combination increasingly being sought after by institutional investors," said CBI chief executive ...

Hejaz Financial Services make senior banking appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... arrangements other arrangements. Hejaz is working with Sharia scholars on how the products will comply with faith-based standards, Ozyon said. "We enjoy a good relationship with APRA, who have been instrumental in guiding us towards our goal of becoming ...

Evolution Mining commits to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... destruction of culturally sensitive land at Juukan Gorge presented a challenge to the mining industry to review protocol, standards and processes. Evolution re-assessed cultural heritage risks to ensure that management is thorough and transparent and ...

FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... (APLMA)'s Green Loan Principles. Eligible asset categories are defined in the framework under Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) standards and the EU Taxonomy, and include renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management, clean transportation and sustainable ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... wait for legal or regulatory changes to get on with it. "We don't have to wait for government legislation/regulation/standards," he said. "If the data and the facts tell us that it's worth taking action now, we can choose to do that."

Sustainability moving from "why" to "how": Banksia Foundation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... for communities, customers and the environment. A B Corp is a company that is certified by B Lab as meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. "In the last 16 months, we've had over four thousand ...

Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... sector companies have also moved, but importantly in support of all this action, we've also seen important regulatory and standards bodies clarify strong support for alignment to net zero that will be provide the supportive infrastructure for finance ...

Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Infrastructure will also assess whether a company is looking to achieve real emissions reductions versus offsets, and what s standards they are using, such as Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi). The results of COP26 were "a mixed bag", Hall said ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... consensus structure for disclosure, with more jurisdictions adopting TCFD. Further, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation announced at COP26 the creation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), which will ...

Assessing ESG risk, opportunity through the legal lens: Corrs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... taking a fairly non-controversial viewpoint, where, often businesses say they have supplier codes of conduct that set standards relating to pay that state they the minimum wage or the acceptable international standard, whichever is higher."