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Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Hejaz Group has bought a $10 million stake in Islamic Bank Australia, a move that will see Hejaz abandon its plan to obtain its own retail banking license. Hejaz, an Australian Islamic financial services provider, is funding the investment into Islamic ...

Aussie start up secures Japanese investor for seaweed production

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Australian seaweed start-up Immersion Group has attracted investment from a Japanese investor to ramp up production of a native seaweed species that reduces the methane produced by ruminant livestock by up to 98% when added to feed. Methane from livestock ...

ISSB to unlock sustainable capital: IFRS exec

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The forthcoming International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) accounting standards will reshape the way businesses report and allow investors to make better decisions to allocate capital to sustainable projects, according to the IFRS Foundation ...

Aust Post launches inaugural sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... and was significantly oversubscribed with orders from Australian and Asian investors. Australia has set a net zero 2050 target with interim commitments via its 2025 Sustainability Roadmap, and in 2019 set its first community strategy to focus on supporting ...

CBRE rolls out sustainability data-intelligence platform for commercial property

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
CBRE Australia and New Zealand is implementing a landlord-focused real estate sustainability data intelligence platform for commercial properties. CBRE Property Management has formed an exclusive global strategic partnership with UK-based Deepki, a ...

30% women a minimum for boards under new ACSI policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... achieve gender balance (40:40:20) on their boards. "Having 30% gender diversity on Australian boards has shifted from a target to aspire to a minimum standard," Davidson said. "We have updated our policy to recognise market standards and support continued ...

Graforce and Worley to scale GHG-free hydrogen gas technology in APAC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Global engineering and project delivery firm Worley has announced a partnership with German hydrogen plant provider Graforce to expand the use of methane electrolysis (plasmalysis) technology in APAC. The technology allows for the conversion of natural ...

No pause button on greenwashing action: ASIC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... welcome planetary alignment of a global baseline of sustainability related disclosures, alongside the policy scaffolding." Target setting In 2018 ASIC began encouraging voluntary disclosures consistent with the TCFD framework - today close to three quarters ...

CEFC invests $80m in Pacific Equity Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... infrastructure. The CEFC has invested in the $1.4 billion Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) Secure Assets Fund II (SAF II), which will target value-add mid-market infrastructure and infrastructure-like businesses, including assets with secure or contracted ...

Companies urged to act on greenwashing ahead of new ISSB framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Companies are warned to stay ahead of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) crackdown on greenwashing and the forthcoming release of the new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards that will be released in ...