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PRI, CFA Institute and GSIA agree to common RI definitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... labelling or taxonomy. It's one of the foundation pieces that sit underneath and strengthen other areas of sustainable finance policy work." The Australian investment industry is encouraged to adopt the definitions, said Lisa Carroll, CEO of CFA ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... managed funds and super fund options as well as plans to have an unnamed government body maintain a forthcoming sustainable finance taxonomy to "ensure that it is effectively embedded in Australia's regulatory framework." Treasury has released the ...

Morgan Stanley makes second climate private equity deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... past financial year and has sold 300 million meals since it was founded. 1GT is an Article 9 fund under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, which integrates sustainability into the investment process in a binding manner. The fund is focused ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Government Securities". The statement then references some of the work the government is doing to support sustainable finance, including around transparency, reporting, climate-related budget spending, sustainable finance reforms and publishing annual ...

Role for finance after No vote

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... affect them, in order to support the self-determination of Indigenous Peoples in Australia. At the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) summit held in Sydney this week the spotlight was on best practice with sessions on how finance can lead ...

Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... station a long time ago, but somehow we are living in a parallel world," Nicole Yazbek-Martin, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute head of taxonomy and natural capital said. For all the talk about global initiatives, Yazbek-Martin highlighted a ...

Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... by integrating natural capital calculations will be a key topic of discussion at the forthcoming Australian Sustainable Finance Institute's Australian Sustainable Finance Summit on 24 October in Sydney. FS Sustainability is a proud media partner ...

Reducing risk and navigating a just transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... and investors need more certainty," Parker said. "We hope that the Australian government's forthcoming Sustainable Finance Strategy will provide some much needed certainty by articulating an integrated, coordinated approach to ensuring communities ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... US$75 million syndicated sustainability-linked loan earlier this year. The property company established its Sustainable Finance Framework in 2020, designed to support sustainability-linked bonds and loans. Scentre Group was awarded Global Sector Leader ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... than 80% of Scape's operational portfolio, said Scape chief financial officer Tim Peel. "SLLs and similar sustainable finance instruments are relatively new to the Australian property sector so it is significant that Scape is undertaking this SLL, as ...