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Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case was filed in 2020 by Kathleen O'Donnell, represented pro bono by Equity Generation Lawyers principal David Barnden. O'Donnell's claim centred on the fact that climate risk was not disclosed ...

Regional renewable investments ramp up

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... in Perth, the South West, and the North West Pilbara region. The funds will be provided through concessional loans and equity investments through the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to finance WA's main electricity network the South West ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... ClearBridge Investments also takes an integrated strategy towards ESG to foster long term value. The global active listed equity manager with $157.8 billion AUM provides Australian institutional investors with access to a range of offshore equity strategies. ...

Data centre operator refinances multi-billion-dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... (CUE), operating power usage effectiveness (PUE), operating water usage effectiveness (WUE), gender diversity and gender pay equity. CUE is a metric developed by global collaborative body The Green Grid and measures the amount of greenhouse gas emissions ...

$12tn Asian engagement program advocates climate-linked pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... committed to early retirement of some coal plants, with Tenaga targeting 14.3 GW of capacity by 2050, requiring US$7 billion of equity investment. PLN has also committed to not building any new coal projects and will invest in renewables towards net ...

Renewables round up: BlackRock launches US$1.9b NZ renewables fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Generale acting as joint bookrunners, for the project financing, which includes US$695 million in construction and tax equity bridge loans and an US$84 million letter of credit facility. ING acted as the Green Loan Structuring Agent and Wilmington Trust ...

Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Working Group is "well attended" and "there is a lot of interest to improve." She said investors want to improve internal equity and inclusion, drive investment in First Nations companies and influence change. Corporates want to "better understand issues ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... the Curtin University Commercialisation Advisory Board. Kelly O'Dwyer, currently a non-executive director of Barrenjoey, Equity Trustees, and HMC Capital and previous served as minister for jobs and industrial relations and minister for revenue and financial ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... government bonds has been settled. The case was filed in 2020 by Kathleen (Katta) O'Donnell, who is represented by Equity Generation Lawyers principal David Barnden. O'Donnell claimed that climate change risk was not disclosed properly when she ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... themes are affordable housing, education and training, basic infrastructure, financial and economic inclusion, diversity equity and inclusion, and health and wellness.