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Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... include fossil gas in its sustainable taxonomy. "Pending the completion of work by ASFI to develop an Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, the federal government and AOFM should refer to credible, science-based criteria for UoP such as those contained ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... is perfectly positioned to participate in the projected $100 trillion ocean economy. During an investor panel at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour, panel moderator was Ocean Decade Australia co-founder Jas Chambers and speakers ...

CEFC doubles investment in Artesian bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... issuers in providing quality and data driven climate related disclosures. In addition to the CEFC's expanded investment, Australian private impact investment company Tripple has also invested in the fund. Tripple has successfully backed a number of pioneers ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... the impacts of nature-related loss and associated opportunities for financial institutions and companies. A number of Australian companies are on the Taskforce and within the TNFD secretariat. Australia is expected to legislate mandated climate reporting ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... committee, which includes the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UN CDF), Australian Aid, the US DFC, Nuveen, ANZ and others. The sustainable bond sector is growing quickly - according to data from Bloomberg ...

Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Frasers Property Limited has locked in sustainability-linked finance for the totality of its Australian property portfolio, with pricing linked to the property developer's net zero targets. The five-year $340 million sustainability linked loan (SLL) ...

Investor Group on Climate Change creates executive leadership position

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) and co-chaired the Technical Working Group in the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI's) initial roadmap process. "As someone who has always been motivated by the potential for impact in my work ...

Podcast: Greening Australia's Economy with ASFI's Kristy Graham

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
In this week's episode we talk with Kristy Graham, executive officer of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, which was established in 2021 as the permanent body to oversee the implementation of the delivery of the Australian Sustainable ...

Cbus quits Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... a member of investor coalition groups such as the Investor Group on Climate Change and with the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) - CIO Kristian Fok is acting chair and director of ASFI, while head of responsible investment Ros McKay is ...

RBA warns of climate-related liability risk for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... the risks of climate change. "... The development of an Australian taxonomy is a key priority for Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative's (ASFI) 2022 work program. The CFR agencies are supportive of ASFI's work and have joined the Technical ...