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Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... global institutional banking coverage Deborah Leerhsen. "With this SLL, Scape is embedding its ambitious sustainability strategy in its financing by tying the cost of funds to achieving targets for renewable energy procurement and Green Star building ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... their climate strategies for shareholder approval every three years, with an annual vote on the implementation of the strategy. It would have made France the first country to require listed companies to disclose their climate plans for shareholder vote. ...

UK transition plan taskforce releases final disclosure framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... disclosure as merely a compliance exercise, stating that transition plans "form a critical component of a firm's business strategy - helping to explain to their customers, shareholders and investors how they will adapt and grow as the global economy ...

Property investor GPT joins advanced RAP cohort

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... First Nations employment and support First Nations businesses, conduct annual reviews of its First Nations Inclusion Strategy, embed formal partnerships in placemaking activities to culturally safeguard assets and reflect First Nations voices, and increase ...

Solving carbon credit concerns with blockchain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The validity of voluntary carbon credits has recently been thrust into the spotlight with concerns around issues like double counting, additionality and unreliable baselines leading carbon offsets to be labelled a "scam". Asset management firm Northern ...

Impax launches global fund down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Managed by Kristeen Morrison and David Winborne in the UK, the new fund is modelled on Impax's Global Opportunities strategy, which has been trading since 2015 and delivers an average annual net return of 12.8%. Winborne said the fund invests in ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Management, the ASX300 has about a 20% probability of achieving net zero by 2050. Meanwhile, research from investment strategy firm Scientific Beta suggests that super funds need to reduce the carbon intensity of their portfolios at a rate of 7% a year ...

Act now on carbon emissions to avoid higher costs later: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... businesses to take to prepare for a low carbon economy - assess the current and future context; review the long-term strategy; identify potential "tipping points" for pressures and opportunities; articulate several "distinctive value propositions for ...

Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... the question of preparation down into five categories with five steps under each category, ranging from governance to strategy and risk, metrics, and targets. It addresses key questions like upskilling of board members and senior management, alignment ...

Climate risk or opportunity for insurance sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Insurance leaders have reframed the challenge of climate risk as an opportunity, stating that physical risk from climate change is not the biggest challenge to insurance. Finity Consulting principal Rade Musulin and Swiss Reinsurance head of property ...