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Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... the financial services sector, in conjunction with regulators and governments, to "strengthen Australia's financial system with the aim of recovering from the impacts of COVID-19 and delivering a transition to a net zero, resource-efficient and inclusive ...

Roadmap outlines sustainable transformation for finance industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... super funds and other stakeholders have released an ambitious list of recommendations to transform Australia's financial system to sustainable outcomes. The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) has released its final roadmap, outlining 37 ...

VFMC hires Talieh Williams as head of investment stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Council of Superannuation Investors, and is a member of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative's Sustainable financial system technical working group. "We are looking forward to Talieh adding her expertise to our investment team," the spokesperson ...

How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... Investors, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, social organisations, big business and others are tweaking aspects of the financial system to help solve these and other challenges. There is a call for the Australian Government to complement these actions ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... Bonds Initiative, in conjunction with SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance and WWF, have released Greening the Financial System: Tilting the playing field - The role of central banks. The report calls on central banks to develop a "brown taxonomy", an ...

Q&A with Pablo Berrutti on launch of Altiorem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... the users of the site. We are 100% focused on those people who are making the changes we need for a sustainable financial system. As a registered charity it will be freely available to all. This doesn't put us in competition with industry groups, rather ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... Through this Initiative, the Australian financial services sector aims to accelerate the shift towards aligning the financial system with a sustainable economy that is fit for the future. "Now the work really begins," O'Connor said. "The intention is ...

TelstraSuper joins Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... both. 4. Monitor asset managers' stewardship activities. 5. Encourage better alignment of the operation of the financial system and regulatory policy with the financial interests of long-term investors. 6. Report to beneficiaries about their stewardship ...

Australian Ethical Investment Managing Director Phil Vernon to step down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... many inspiring people both within the company and throughout the industry who are dedicated to reshaping the financial system and making the world a better place," Vernon said. Vernon will work closely with management to ensure a smooth transition until ...

MSCI creates Climate Change Indexes tilted to low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... firmly believe that enabling the transition to a low carbon economy is crucial to the development of a sustainable financial system," said Bernard Descreux, director of the asset management division at EDF. "We are confident that MSCI is the right partner ...