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Banksia Foundation announces awards finalists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
An eco-resort offering nature-based tourism and a research institute creating living seawalls with 3D printing are amongst the finalists for the 33rd Banksia National Sustainability Awards. The award covers diverse categories including biodiversity ...

Westpac, CEFC join Australian Industry ETI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Westpac and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have joined the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative (Australian Industry ETI). The Australian Industry ETI is a coalition of industry and finance organisations focusing on accelerating ...

ANZ takes $50 million stake in Pollination Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
ANZ is investing $50 million for a minority equity stake in specialist climate change and nature-based solutions investment and advisory firm Pollination Group. ANZ and Pollination announced that they will form a new strategic partnership to deliver ...

Vision Super appoints new board member

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Vision Super has appointed Vijaya Vaidyanath its board. Vaidyanath was nominated to the Vision Super Board by the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV). She has more than 25 years of executive leadership roles in the local government sector as well ...

TCorp issues $1.5 billion sustainability bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
TCorp has issued another $1.5 billion sustainability bond, linked to both social and green projects in the state of NSW. The $1.5 billion 2.50% 22 November 2032 benchmark sustainability bond is TCorp's fourth bond issued under the NSW Sustainability ...

Bank Australia taps NAB executive as chief impact officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Bank Australia has created the role of chief impact officer and hired a former NAB exec to fill the position. As chief impact officer, Sasha Courville will lead the sustainability, impact, strategic planning, corporate affairs and marketing teams at ...

Oliver Wyman appoints ex-Westpac exec as special adviser

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Oliver Wyman has appointed Lyn Cobley as senior adviser, with responsibility in driving "real change in sustainability." Cobley, ex-Westpac Institutional Bank Chief Executive, will work closely with Oliver Wyman's Australia practice. "Lyn's ...

HESTA's former head of impact launches consultancy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
HESTA's former head of impact has launched her own consultancy, focusing on authentic ESG decisions by companies and investors. Mary Delahunty stepped down from her role at the $66 billion super fund to launch Seven Advisory, which will work around ...

Baker McKenzie hires special counsel from industry super fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Baker McKenzie has hired the former head of legal advisory from an industry super fund to bolster its service - including ESG advisory - to super funds. Thalia Dardamanis joins Baker McKenzie as special counsel. She comes to the law firm from UniSuper ...

Australian Ethical launches high conviction ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has become the latest fund manager to foray into exchange traded products, launching an active ethical ETF. The High Conviction Fund ETF (ticker: AEAE) is an actively managed portfolio of 20 to 35 companies primarily drawn from the ...