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ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) has homed in on six critical challenges that the financial services sector must address. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA ASFI is a collaborative initiative supported by insurers, superannuation funds, investment ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... focus on what leading practice around disclosure looks like, particularly in the context of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) as well as through RIAA's own working groups. "It's work we do quite a lot of through the working groups ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... report from Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Climate Bonds Initiative, in conjunction with SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance and WWF, have released Greening the Financial System: Tilting the playing field - The role of central banks. The report calls ...

Q&A with Pablo Berrutti on launch of Altiorem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... are organising it according to whether it supports the ethical, business, investment or economic case for sustainable finance. This is to help the community of users to build the best arguments possible and change the system from the inside. Our model ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... date includes 35 deals (some comprising multiple tranches), from 15 issuers. "The Australian and New Zealand sustainable finance market is accelerating with the emergence of loans in both green and sustainability-linked formats," said Christina Tonkin ...

Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... constraints hindering further investment activity," the report said. Likely, these issues will be addressed in the sustainable finance roadmaps underway in Australia and New Zealand." "Perceived barriers to climate investment have evolved in response ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative has established the technical working groups that will set the roadmap for "realigning the finance sector to support greater social, environmental and economic outcomes for the country." Simon O'Connor ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... work being conducted internationally (through the European Commission for example) and by [the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative] ASFI, which both look to ensure better informed financial decision-making by enhancing disclosures and transparency ...

Global issuance of green bonds tops $100 billion to date in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... critical climate investment goal." Climate Bonds predicts that the impact of the EU Technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) process will "help open the 2020s path towards the vital first trillion in annual green finance investment. " "The ...

QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... from insurance services for thermal coal customers by 2030, and it is part of the newly created Australia Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI). "The sustainability of our business is a significant focus for QBE, and we have made a great deal of progress ...