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Nature credits a potential bonanza for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Australia," said Clayton Utz environment and planning partner Claire Smith. "The mandatory climate reporting consultation that Treasury put out, obviously they'll start with climate, but I think it's pretty likely that it will extend into biodiversity." ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... is going to be very important." Connor likened government purchasing of ACCUs to government purchasing of Australian treasury bonds - a process to be managed, but not unfamiliar. "Offset purchases will be important but not massively significant given ...

Bank says fossil fuel exclusions "will bite" in the future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... strategy stretching back to 2015 and follows RIAA's product framework of exclusions that are built into TMBL's treasury and credit risk frameworks and ESG policies. In 2022, the bank achieved B Corp Certification and was named Finder's Green ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Commonwealth of Australia, the Australian Office of Financial Management CEO, and the secretary of the Department of Treasury. Other bond investors are now invited to put forward their views on the settlement, which the court can consider when making ...

Climate action both risk and opportunity to Australia: Intergenerational Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... impact on the structure of the economy and the choices Australian consumers and businesses make over the coming decades," Treasury noted in the report. "While the global net zero transformation is expected to drive changes in the structure of Australia's ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... involved in the production of alcohol (including Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd, Carlsberg AS, Heineken Holding NV and Treasury Wine Estates Ltd); and 19 companies involved in gambling (including Aristocrat Leisure Limited, Caesar's Entertainment ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Centre for Social Impact's Advisory Council. Kathryn Presser, currently the chair of the South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance's Risk and Performance Committee. Presser also holds several current non-executive director positions, including ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the chief executive officer of the Australian Office of Financial Management, and the secretary of the Department of Treasury - settled the case on 7 August under terms of a confidential heads of agreement, subject to court approval. O'Donnell chose ...

Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... and central banking institutions. The RBA's analytical framework is under continued development. The Department of the Treasury alongside the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIICCSRTE) undertook ...

Executive appointment roundup: State Street, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... He started in his new role in March. Simon Reid has been named director, based in Melbourne, and joins from ANZ Group Treasury. Reid has 18 years of banking experience, most recently as director, group funding, where he was actively involved in ANZ's ...