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Mindaroo, QIC back FairSupply Series A fundraise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
ESG SaaS platform FairSupply has raised $6.3 million in a series A round led by AirTree, alongside Tidal, Minderoo Foundation and QIC. FairSupply provides corporate and institutional clients with visibility over ESG risk in supply chains and investment ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... support for the broader agenda, including disclosure reforms and tackling greenwashing. Treasury will also look at the role of green or sustainable bonds, noting that "globally, sovereign green bonds are becoming more commonplace - to help develop sustainable ...

Vanguard quits net zero investor initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
Vanguard has quit the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative (NZAM), saying they wished to provide clarity to investors regarding the role of index funds and how they think about material risks like climate change. Vanguard - which has more than $11 trillion ...

ASIC warns directors over sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability-related disclosure and governance practices of listed companies, managed funds, superannuation funds and green bonds. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes has said that effective regulatory frameworks for sustainable finance "continues to be ...

ASIC fines Vanguard for greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... we're currently investigating a number of listed entities, super funds, and managed funds in relation to their claimed green credentials," Longo said in a speech at the ASIC Annual Forum in November. In October, ASIC took its first action for greenwashing ...

APRA publishes results of banking climate vulnerability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published the findings of its first Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australia's five largest banks and signaled that the insurance industry is likely to be the next regulated sector ...

TCorp reports $2 billion in new green, sustainability bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... financial management partner of the New South Wales (NSW) public sector, issued a total of $2 billion in sustainability and green bonds in the 2022 financial year as part of its overall $25.8 billion total debt issuance. In its most recent sustainability ...

US Dept of Labor green-lights ESG integration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
US-based retirement plans can consider climate change and other ESG factors in their investment processes, according to a rule change by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The announcement comes as the Securities and Exchange Commission fines Goldman ...

Twiggy Forrest invests in Ukraine's post-war green future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... investment firm has committed nearly $750 million to a fund dedicated to rebuilding post-war Ukraine's infrastructure with green and digital assets. Forrest and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the investment by the Tattarang Group, which ...

Australian asset owners lead on ESG integration, net zero investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
Australian asset owners are twice as likely as global peers to target net zero investment, according to bfinance. The independent investment consultancy has released its biennial global asset owner survey, covering a broad range of investment topics ...