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Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Scentre Group will enhance its disclosure on prevention of wage theft in cleaning contracts and how it manages safe workloads for cleaning staff, after facing the possibility of a shareholder resolution on the topic at its April AGM. The new reporting ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... from the oil and gas, metals and mining and utilities sectors, which Aviva Investors notes "substantially contribute to total global carbon emissions." The engagement programme asks for the adoption of science-based targets covering the full carbon footprint ...

Industry superannuation fund ESG options surpass $10 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... fund's dedicated ESG investment options have passed the $10 billion funds under management threshold. UniSuper, which has a total of $90 billion in funds under management, has reported that its three ESG-themed strategies have performed strongly ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... year on direct recovery from disasters, compared to $100 million building resilience against such events and added that total economic cost of natural disasters is expected to rise to almost $40 billion by mid-century. "Developing a national strategy ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... market close to US$2 trillion by the end of the year. Government-related issuance accounted for more than half of 2020's total issuance, at US$260 billion, driven by pandemic-related bonds. The financial sector issued US$121 billion added, leading corporate ...

Seeking financial, positive impact in SME investments: Beckon Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Enterprise Fund No.2, a $150 million fund to invest in up to 50 businesses. The firm has identified around a third of that total and is working with businesses on the due diligence side, Moffitt said. The cornerstone of Beckon Capital's business is a ...

MUFG Bank structures $333 million green financing deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Initiative under the Climate Bonds Standard, which marks it as the first CBI certified loan from India. MUFG has committed to a total of JPY20 trillion (USD$88 billion) into sustainability related financing by 2030, and committed 19% of this amount (JPY3 ...

Auction system proposed to halve electricity emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... implementing a sectoral cap and CPM program, Australia could see emissions reduction of 390 Mt CO2-e-around 85% of Australia's total emissions in the year 2030. Based on the current spot price in the European carbon market, these emissions reductions ...

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Two new green loans totalling $400 million have been put in place to support light rail and a battery energy storage system. Canberra's light rail network has refinanced a $280 million debt facility, with Canberra Metro assisted by financial advisors ...

Cromwell Property Group sets net zero carbon target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... a market capitalisation of $2.4 billion, a direct property investment portfolio in Australia valued at $3.0 billion and total assets under management of $11.5 billion across Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Cromwell reported statutory profit of $181.1 ...