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Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
An owner/operator of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) has converted a $1.4 billion loan into a sustainability-linked loan linked to a number of ESG targets. The deal will see Scape save up to 5 basis points against the finance, provided the ...

Coal mine case sets climate risk precedent

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... projects on her desk while our client considers its appeal rights." Carlisle said: "The minister's decision to refuse to act on the climate science is not only, we argue, legally wrong, but feels like a betrayal to the Australians who voted in favour ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The escalation of armed violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) raises investor concerns over business responsibility under international humanitarian law (IHL). Investors are increasingly interested in understanding their risks ...

Investors up the ante on company biodiversity risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
A global cohort of 190 institutional investors representing $23.6 trillion in assets under management have sent letters to 100 companies it will engage on nature and biodiversity loss across eight key sectors. Participants in global investor engagement ...

UK transition plan taskforce releases final disclosure framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The UK government's Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) has launched a final framework as the UK government considers making transition disclosure mandatory for larger companies. Insurer Aviva, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), asset manager Legal ...

Property investor GPT joins advanced RAP cohort

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The GPT Group has joined the advanced cohort of reconciliation by reaching the Stretch phase of its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), officially endorsed by Reconciliation Australia. The plan outlines GPT's formal commitments to reconciliation with ...

New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Stay ahead of new EU sustainability rules at the border and beyond: World-first European Green Bond standard, EU launches Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) slated for 2024. World-first European ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the first in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics While setting a net zero target and implementing strategies to transition from current carbon emissions activities to that long term goal is not quite business ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
The price of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) is likely to double by 2035, meaning that companies should act now to reduce or abate emissions, according to EY. EY has published Changing Gears: Australia's Carbon Market Outlook 2023, which ...

Mandatory climate reporting challenges directors: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Companies are grappling with the ramp-up to mandatory climate disclosure in Australia, the "biggest change in corporate reporting in a generation," with the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) publishing a guide to assist directors' ...