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Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
A coalition of more than 80 organisations including banks, insurers, super funds and other stakeholders have released an ambitious list of recommendations to transform Australia's financial system to sustainable outcomes. The Australian Sustainable ...

Victorian social housing commitment potential opportunity for impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
The Victorian state government has committed $5.3 billion to build social and community housing over the next four years, a move that could catalyse impact investment in social and affordable housing. Earlier this week, Premier Daniel Andrews announced ...

Companies pledge 100% renewable energy by 2025

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Woolworths Group has become the latest Australian company to pledge to power its entire operations with renewable electricity by 2025. Woolworths has joined the global RE100 initiative. It will build on its network of rooftop solar panels installed ...

Credit strategy links financial return to social, environmental impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
As investor demand for funds that demonstrate positive social and environmental impacts as well as financial returns increase, a recently launched impact credit strategy managed by Regnan is outperforming its benchmark. In late January of this year ...

Hedge funds integrating ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
Forty percent of hedge funds integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in their investment process. BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) surveyed 53 hedge funds with combined assets under management of over ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
A leading digital first finance provider for solar and home improvements has announced Australia's first 100% green certified asset backed securitisation (ABS). Brighte's has issued a $190 million ABS, solely arranged by National Australia Bank. ...

Waste and recycling legislation to foster circular economy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... mooted during the October budget speech by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Beginning 1 January 2021, there will be a progressive ban on the export of waste, starting with unprocessed glass, and including mixed plastic, whole used tyres, single resin/polymer ...

Fashion industry shows action, gaps in ethical sourcing: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
More than 70% of global fashion brands around the world could demonstrate at "at least some deliberate positive action" to support vulnerable workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pandemic also exposed areas needing "vast improvement", according ...

Impact Investment Group names head of investor relations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Impact Investment Group (IIG) has named Amanda Goodman head of capital raising and investor relations. Goodman joined IIG in 2014 as one of the fund's early hires. She has previously worked as head of syndication. The new title "reflects how Amanda's ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian arm of a global bank and a state government have become the first purchasers of Reef Credits - tradeable units measuring improvements to water quality flowing onto the Great Barrier Reef. HSBC Australia and the Queensland government have ...