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Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... intensity target of 0.10tCO2e/MWh (our power generation customers' scope 1 and 2) by 2030, which is lower than the FY21 Australian portfolio emissions intensity of 0.26tCO2e/MWh. The Australian portfolio forms a majority of the emissions covered ...

EY partners to deliver Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... body to oversee the implementation of the will oversee and drive the delivery of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative roadmap. The ASFI roadmap consists of 37 recommendations structured around four pillars - embedding sustainability into leadership ...

Sustainable debt, finance in strong start to 2022: ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Australian dollar green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bond volumes have had their strongest first quarter yet, according to information from ANZ. ANZ says that the aggregate volume for bonds in those categories in the first quarter ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... these global norms to develop," Parker said. "We have the taxonomy project that [the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative] ASFI is working on at the month, which is very much industry-focused but the regulators are part of that process as well. ...

UBS hires ESG specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
UBS has recruited Camille Wynter as head of Australian ESG Research. Wynter - who has more than ten years' experience in sustainable finance - joins the investment banker from the Commonwealth Bank where she was director of sustainable finance. ...

TCorp recaps performance of $5.2 billion sustainability bond programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... October 2020 issuance of a 10-year, $1.3 billion green bond, which TCorp noted establish the first ESG curve by an Australian semi-government issuer. The Sustainability Bond Programme was established in 2018, and it plays a role as NSW has set a net ...

Treasury Wine Estates inks sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... framework is a key step to keeping us accountable and building a resilient business for the long-term. "We know the Australian wine industry has a carbon neutral future in its sights and we hope that TWE can demonstrate one way that winemakers can build ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Government's investment fund for developing countries announced a partnership to create fund to invest in the sustainable forestry sector in sub-Saharan Africa. The new partnership will aim to raise up to $500 million over the next three to five ...

NAB, Ramsay Health Care in ESG derivative transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... the UK and Europe. NAB has closed six ESG-linked derivatives in the European market. This transaction marks the first Australian ESG-linked derivative for the bank. The new SLDs include swaps, cross currency swaps, interest rate and executed alongside ...

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... global agricultural impact fund the Kempen SDG Farmland Fund. The platform will be managed by Gunn Agri Partners, an Australian-based specialist agricultural asset manager with a portfolio of $300 million. The platform will span mixed farming assets ...