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Sustainable bonds underperform on climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Principles administered by the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) suggest tying funded projects to the issuer's core sustainability objectives and business strategy. Similarly, the Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles (2023) by ICMA ...

Australian Ethical backs infrastructure debt funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... strategies in renewable energy and storage," said Australian Ethical CIO Ludovic Theau. "Australia's energy transition is a core focus of our investment strategies as the world looks to meet net-zero carbon targets, and these Infradebt private debt ...

"Looming" governance gap as reporting becomes mandatory

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... ESG considerations and mandatory reporting fast approaching, technical and sectoral specialists are being recruited into core banking and investment teams. Professionals with a background in climate, biodiversity and human rights are in high demand ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... clean, healthy and sustainable environment, Indigenous Peoples rights, land rights, and water and sanitation. Additional core social indicators on respecting human rights, decent work, and ethical conduct will also be assessed. RIAA Nature Working Group ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Arup is uniquely placed to leverage the experience of its inhouse engineers and design teams, which have sustainability as a core element of their approach, to enhance trust between project owners and developers, and capital providers, and improve efficiency ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... sophistication in the sustainability approach in PBSA and alternative investments, matching best practice in Australia's core real estate sectors of commercial office, retail and industrial, which is, in fact, global best practice." Scape has set a goal ...

UK transition plan taskforce releases final disclosure framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... 40 sectors. "Firms need strategic transition plans laying out the steps they will each independently take to align their core business with a net-zero future," Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) vice chair Mary Schapiro said. "As an increasing ...

Australian Unity inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... and we can really make a difference in the wellbeing of the people we face. This tells us of a growing opportunity in the core services we provide. We can't address everyone's needs, but it highlights that the need is growing. That's reaffirmed ...

Australian self-directed investors lead world on ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... social, impact, future, ethical and sustainability, the survey of IG's more than 300,000 global clients found. The study of core markets across countries including the UK, Japan, Germany, Singapore, and Australia aimed to understand clients' sentiment ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... its commitment to driving innovation and transparency by redefining market leading KPIs - PUE, WUE, CUE - that are at the core of the data centre industry, and linked financing terms to the achievement of ambitious targets. AirTrunk has pushed established ...