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Standard Chartered Bank gets first head of social sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Natalie Marko Nietsch has been appointed first head of social sustainability at Standard Chartered Bank. She will drive commercial social sustainability pillar from Singapore, leading new business and partnerships to boost the bank's social impact. ...

Woodside sells 10% of $16.5b Scarborough LNG to Japan investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Two prominent Japanese investors are set to acquire a 10% stake in Woodside's controversial WA Scarborough liquid natural gas (LNG) project for US$880. The equal partners will function both as customers and collaborators, exploring new energy prospects. ...

Active Super to face court over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
ASIC has filed a suit against Active Super over greenwashing claims, alleging, among other charges, that the super fund was invested in Russian assets after the invasion of Ukraine while purporting otherwise to members. The markets regulator has commenced ...

S&P Global drops ESG letter ratings from credit reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
S&P Global Ratings has stopped providing new ESG scores when evaluating credit in an abrupt about-face. Effective immediately, the company announced it is no longer publishing new ESG credit indicators in our reports or updating outstanding ESG credit ...

Industy veterans named to sustainable finance taxonomy working group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia is one of two leaders of the body that will develop an Australian sustainable finance taxonomy. The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has named former RBA deputy governor Guy ...

Podcast: Responsible Investment - why does it matter? With Jonathan Armitage

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode brought to you by CFS Thrive+, we'll be discussing the big picture of responsible investing and why it matters to end investors and the advisers who are assisting them. Joining us for this conversation is Colonial First State Chief ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
One of the world's largest investment firms has announced a $2 billion fund to invest in New Zealand clean tech towards 100% renewable electricity generation by 2035. The country's energy mix currently consists mainly of hydropower, geothermal power ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Many companies and investors have come out with public statements on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, with some questioning the effectiveness - and appropriateness - of such statements. Corporates are evaluating whether ...

Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Sustainable finance expert and cofounder of Pollination Group Martijn Wilder will be the inaugural chair of the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) board. The NRF will invest in manufacturing projects cross seven priority investment areas ...

Climate disclosure lawsuit against Commonwealth settled

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
A landmark class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Australia alleging the government does not properly disclose climate change risk in government bonds has been settled. The case was filed in 2020 by Kathleen (Katta) O'Donnell, who is represented ...