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Brambles launches Australian-first circular economy green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... models, producing tangible environmental benefits including reductions in the use of natural resources, waste and carbon emissions." The eight-year €500 million green bond, with a coupon rate of 4.25%, was issued under Brambles' European Medium-Term ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... membership organisation focused on accelerating the UK's transition towards a competitive, resource efficient and net zero emissions economy. At the Aldersgate Group, Molho led the overall strategic direction, work programme and policy advocacy activities ...

HSBC Australia hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... commitment." HSBC has set a goal of becoming net zero in operations and supply chain by 2030, and align its financed emissions to the Paris Agreement goal of net zero by 2050. The global bank has set interim 2030 targets for on-balance sheet financed ...

Cybersecurity tops ESG priorities for ASX companies: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Cybersecurity is the key 2023 ESG theme for ASX listed companies, topping greenhouse gas emissions and diversity as priority, according to the latest Perennial Better Future survey. The survey, which was sent to approximately 200 ASX-listed companies ...

Heavy industry could decarbonise with ambitious action: report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Initiative (ETI) has released a third report outlining five objectives to enable heavy industry to transition to net zero emissions in line with goals of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC. The Australian Industry ETI is made up of 18 industry partners ...

Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... offers interest rate savings from year 2 if FPAHL achieves a prescribed reduction in its annual absolute greenhouse gas emissions, based on its FY2019 footprint. The reductions apply to embodied and operational carbon across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions ...

How smart approaches to decarbonisation can generate alpha

TRAVIS WHITMORE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are stripping emissions from their portfolios at an increasing pace Our data shows that from January 2019 to January 2021, global institutional portfolios reduced their carbon intensity by 25 percent. Research from State Street ...

Government's Climate Active certification challenged over possible greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... certification is awarded to Australian entities or products that have been deemed to have credibly reached net zero emissions by changing production methods, using new technology and purchasing carbon credits like ACCUs. There are 382 entities operating ...

APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... local residents through noise pollution, or how the design of an office building might impact climate through embodied emissions in manufacturing. "So yes, whilst net zero and climate are important themes here, what's most important is how will this ...

ARENA backs concentrate solar power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... growing need for dispatchable renewable energy, energy security and longer duration storage as they transition to a zero emissions future,'' said AUSTELA spokesman Keith Lovegrove. "This funding for the Vast Solar project at Port Augusta is also in step ...