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Australia not ready for sustainability benchmarks, consultants warn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Australia's sustainability agenda is not keeping up with new globally consistent sustainability reporting standards set to be released at the end of June, according to a national ESG consultant to Australian businesses. Two new voluntary sustainability ...

$20.5 billion cash infusion for Australia's green bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... with $1 billion to create the Household Energy Upgrades Fund, to provide discounted consumer finance to increase sustainability across the housing sector, and $500 million for a new Powering Australia Technology Fund, "to support the growth or expansion ...

Qualitas names sustainability veteran to ESG advisory board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... member and deputy chair of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) as well as a member of Chronos's Expert Sustainability Network and the Principal and Founder of Ian Woods Advisors. At the same time Qualitas is launching its ESG Advisory Group Charter. ...

ISPT names first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
ISPT has shaken up its executive leadership team, including creating the role of chief sustainability officer. Steven Peters has been elevated to the role of chief sustainability role, responsible for the delivery of ISPT's environment, social and governance ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... highlights the importance of integrating bondholder considerations into equity engagements and incorporating climate and sustainability considerations into issuer-level covenants. IIGCC will further support collaborative bondholder engagement with the ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... this critical juncture, we are not yet on track to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement," Pirovksa told FS Sustainability. To meet this goal, we must see a fundamental shift in MDBs core priorities and mandates, operating models, and financing mechanisms. ...

NSW Modern Slavery Plan to build prevention capability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... practice in the renewables sector. The commission may also develop new financial instruments or products such as sustainability-linked bonds to increase funding available for anti-slavery oriented work. The commissioner did not provide a deadline for ...

Western Australia issues first green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... infrastructure and rebates and standalone power systems. ANZ Bank, and UBS AG, Australia Branch acted as joint sustainability advisers, while ANZ, CBA, UBS AG Australia Branch and Westpac acted as joint lead managers on the transaction. "The successful ...

CEFC backs agriculture investment platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... 2013 and provides institutional farm ownership and management services. The firm has a framework that integrates sustainability in design and delivery of strategies and a mandate to report against targets for the assets it manages, CEFC said. "This CDPQ ...

ASX C-Suite notch up double-digit salary increases: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... ESG executive search and recruitment specialist Talent Nation. Talent Nation released its annual environment and sustainability remuneration report, which found that the average salary for a head of ESG has increased 12.5% to $348,911. The report is ...