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Beyond the spin - what did COP26 actually deliver?

SIMON O'CONNOR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... finance and corporate sectors to move in the right direction and measure progress. The group of central banks and finance sector regulators under the Network for Greening the Financial Sector stepped up the clarity on their commitment to regulate and ...

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
Companies in the financial sector are building momentum towards implementing the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI), including aspects of integrating sustainability into day to day practice. ASFI has released its first momentum report ...

Property fund inks multi-billion dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... accomplished, a higher interest rate kicks in. FS Sustainability will address the growing sustainability linked finance sector in the cover story of the forthcoming first edition of the FS Sustainability print journal, giving a wider view of the developments ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... XRB. With proposed laws likely being enacted for 2022, the first reporting period will be 2023." By making the finance sector lead the way on mandating climate reporting, the New Zealand government is leveraging the way the finance sector shapes the ...

NAB participates in £300 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia Bank acted as sustainability coordinator. The Anchor Hanover deal marks several firsts for the sustainable finance sector - the first sustainability linked loan in the UK housing association sector under which a borrower has committed to being ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... writers' opinion Many will opine on the lessons learnt from 2020, but the seismic shifts that occurred in the finance sector over the year are worth a look under the hood, as they will deliver a new normal for Australia's financial system in 2021 ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Resilient Investment (CCRI) and will refresh the National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy. The CCRI is a finance sector-led initiative of more than 75 institutional investors, banks, insurers, rating agencies and governments, representing ...

The role of finance has never been more important: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Indigenous businesses as the recovery begins to return. "We are really looking for opportunities to engage with the finance sector," Quiggin said. "We are resilient, and there are ways in which we want to increase the engagement in the overall finance ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Initiative has established the technical working groups that will set the roadmap for "realigning the finance sector to support greater social, environmental and economic outcomes for the country." Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO "There ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets ambitious investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Initiative has set itself the goal of "with developing a set of recommendations to enable the finance sector to contribute more systematically to the transition to a more resilient and sustainable economy" during the "critical decade" ...