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Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... that the KPIs should be based on the material issues of the business," said Michael Chen, Westpac's head of sustainable finance. "We wanted specific KPIs that reflected the core of what G8 do. Having done an assessment of their material strategic initiatives ...

Property developer sets more ambitious timeline to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... and logistics assets. Stockland's Net Zero Carbon program is also underpinned by a partnership with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which in 2020 provided a $75 million debt facility which funds key initiatives towards the target. "We ...

CEFC finances Tesla megapack battery project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $160 million in a big battery project in Victoria. The CEFC senior debt facility will finance the design, construction and operation of Neoen's 300 MW Victorian Big Battery (VBB), which will ...

ESG investment professional salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... supplement with ESG." ESG investment research professionals are expected to have tertiary qualifications in commerce, finance, law, economics, environment/social studies, or associated fields and post-graduate qualifications are highly regarded. Candidates ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Note: This piece was contributed by Jacki Johnson and Simon O'Connor, co-chairs of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative and solely reflect the writers' opinion Many will opine on the lessons learnt from 2020, but the seismic shifts ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) and will refresh the National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy. The CCRI is a finance sector-led initiative of more than 75 institutional investors, banks, insurers, rating agencies and governments, representing ...

The conundrum of ESG in emerging markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... than 2000 empirical studies by Gunnar Friede, Timo Busch and Alexander Bassen, published in the Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment found a high correlation between emerging market companies with strong ESG performance and strong financial ...

SGX hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Exchange (SGX) has hired Herry Cho to a newly created position of managing director, head of sustainability and sustainable finance. Cho will report to SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye, and joins 8 February. Her appointment is the latest stage in SGXs "multi-pronged ...

Global fund managers unite to accelerate natural capital investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... people along in that way. That's the most fundamental thing. There have been a lot of calls of late for the need to finance biodiversity. Again, how do you crack that, create investments that people can put money into, and in doing that, actually ...

Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... "It is then up to the energy retailer to go and make sure they're bankable in a format that a bank finds acceptable for finance, because that then gives the certainty around demand which lets you go out and roll that out. A large part of corporate Australia ...