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Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Charter Hall has signed a $202 million certified green development loan to support the construction of a Melbourne development. Commonwealth Bank has served as sole financier and green coordinator for the Climate Bond Initiative-certified loan. The ...

La Trobe Financial goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
La Trobe Financial Group has announced it is a carbon neutral business. La Trobe Financial has worked with independent advisers Carbon Neutral to measure emissions activities, using methodologies in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol from the ...

AXA IM looks to launch forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... who truly believe in the climate crisis and the new approach to decarbonization," he said. AXA IM Alts has set a net zero target of 2050, but the Australian business has set a more ambitious target of 2035. Climate crisis is considered a macro theme ...

Property manager announces further $500m SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Industry Super Property Trust (ISPT) said it will seek to have all its loans converted into sustainability linked loans (SLL), while announcing an additional $495 million SLL deal. Commonwealth Bank recently served as lender and joint sustainability ...

ING advises infrastructure company on green finance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
A leading energy infrastructure provider has established a green finance framework that will align the company's net zero commitments with future finance needs. ING in Australia has developed the framework with leading energy infrastructure provider ...

Investment consultants launch net zero initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Twelve investment consulting firms including two Australian firms have launched the Net Zero Investment Consultants Initiative (NZICI). Frontier, JANA and other investment consultants responsible for advising institutional asset owners on assets of ...

Climate change is changing the outlook for energy utilities

KIRSTY MACKAY-FISHER  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... policy has focused on encouraging investment in renewables technology via schemes such as the Large-Scale Renewable Energy Target and the Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme. Ultimately, a clear national policy framework that facilitates the decarbonisation ...

APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
An Asia-Pacific data centre operator with facilities in Australia has converted its existing $2.1 billion corporate loans into a sustainability linked loan (SLL). AirTrunk's SLL, which matures in 2025, is linked to targets including diversity and ...

Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... offsetting schemes are ineffective and no more than corporate 'greenwashing." The report says that a net zero emissions target is "essentially an accounting terminology, which suggests that positive emissions are cancelled out by negative emissions." ...

Analysing the opportunities, challenges of the ESG investing sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
ESG is not only a risk management tool, but an investment strategy that can generate value for investors. As the ESG and responsible investment market grows, the industry is evolving in the way its strategies are created and implemented, said Mark Spicer ...