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Climate a top concern for Australia's C-Suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... degree over the next three years, according to new research from Deloitte. Yet according to Deloitte's 2023 CxO Sustainability Report: Accelerating the Green Transition, 79% of c-suite executives are optimistic that economic growth can be achieved while ...

Podcast: Is biodiversity "the new climate change"?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... a low-carbon economy to capture the structural growth driven by decarbonization. Previously, Cooper has told FS Sustainability that global investors have a role to play in engaging with companies to manage their climate change risks as well as investing ...

Australian businesses exposed to EU carbon levy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... climate policy experts around the world, but the reality is that it's been very elusive," said EY Oceania chief sustainability officer Mathew Nelson. "CBAM is a mechanism that can create a global proxy price to carbon, eaffectively creating something ...

New Forests appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... last year in Glasgow. AFIP is aiming to raise US$500 million in long term institutional capital to support the sustainability and development of Africa's growing forestry sector.

Podcast: How to spot greenwashing

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
John Pabon, corporate sustainability consultant, former UN advisor and analyst, and author, joins us to speak about what Australian businesses of all sizes can do to ensure they are not contributing to the rising prevalence of greenwashing, how to spot ...

APAC outperforms amid global sustainable finance pullback

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... compared to 2021, while green bond issuance totalled US$390.3 billion, a 19% decrease compared to 2021. Green bonds, sustainability bonds and social bonds all registered declines compared to a year ago, with social bonds leading the decliners, down 46% ...

ASIC issues more greenwashing fines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... comply with three infringement notices issued by ASIC in relation to concerns about alleged false or misleading sustainability-related statements made to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) between 23 December 2021 and 8 September 2022. ASIC called ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... that starts with immediate use of the taxonomy for the development and labelling of green financial products and sustainability standards, and to assist financial institutions assess the credibility of transition plans. The report also sets out possible ...

ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... standard' in a market that is facing concerns over rising impact-washing." The transaction complies with ICMA Sustainability Bond Guidelines, ASEAN Capital Markets Forum's Social Bond Standards and UN SDG Impact Standards. It also complies with ...

Climate skills demand outstrips supply in finance: UTS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... 40% say there is "much less supply than demand." "The big picture here is for those of us who have been around sustainability for 10, 15, 20 years, we know that we are now at the stage where we're actually mainstreaming [climate]," said UTS ISF research ...