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CBA launches green business loan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia's (CBA) 2030 Sustainability Funding Target (SFT) aims to deliver $70 billion in cumulative funding across sustainable industries and asset types including clean energy, energy efficiency, low-carbon transport, commercial property, land ...

Greenwashing remains a priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... unintended consequence of a regulatory clampdown on companies striving to be 'net zero by 2030' or adopting more sustainable practices. Companies might dial back their aspirations around sustainability if they fear that they will be in collision ...

More calls for adaptation

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... change on our economy, on our communities, and on our natural environment." Canberra is currently consulting on a sustainable finance strategy led by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, aimed at facilitating multiple forms of investments. Initially, the consultation ...

New Forests appoints first global head of funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... we're remaining focused on our vision of seeing investment in land use and forestry as central to the transition to a sustainable future," Rogers said. The appointments follow Sarah Campbell joining New Forests in October 2023 after the retirement ...

Major indices provide ESG clarity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... released by major indices, hoping to help investors and the businesses they invest in to navigate biodiversity and sustainable finance requirements. The firms, S&P Dow Jones and Deutsche Bank, recently responded to allegations they listed companies with ...

Firms wrestle with ESG data challenges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... organise their ESG data, they cannot effectively make decisions using that information," said Nadia Humphreys, head of sustainable finance data solutions at Bloomberg. This comes as KPMG recently published a report finding that most companies plan to ...

Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... opportunities. Some will build on this momentum over years, taking on larger initiatives, some that we've seen grow to run sustainable enterprises, or even investment-readiness." Applications for the funding program showed that rural communities are ...

Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The ethical and ESG investment specialist has appointed a head of sustainable investment, promoting from within. In the new role, Kylie Parkyn will continue to oversee the development and implementation of Apostle's sustainable investment strategy ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... achieve that sustainability criteria are increasingly integrated into existing indices, and secondly, that more new sustainable indices are developed for new products." State Street Global Advisors and Vanguard declined to comment. FS Sustainability ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... generating employment in their communities". The fund will help Australian investors "meet their goals of driving sustainable change in our region and shifting the gender imbalance," he said. Susan Clear, director of social impact investing at the Macquarie ...