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PRI, CFA Institute and GSIA agree to common RI definitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Three global investment bodies have collaborated to develop a standard set of definitions for the most common terms in responsible investing. CFA Institute, the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance (GSIA), and Principles for Responsible Investment ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has refinanced a $750 million revolving cash facility that includes a green tranche credit facility (GTCF). Igneo's Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (GDIF) has refinanced the facility for a further two year period. ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... planning. Climate-related financial disclosure requirements would be drafted as civil penalty provisions in the Corporations Act. It is suggested this would "reduce uncertainty for reporting entities and encourage companies to take best efforts to use ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The government has announced plans to create a labelling regime for sustainable investment products, including managed funds and super fund options as well as plans to have an unnamed government body maintain a forthcoming sustainable finance taxonomy ...

A portfolio approach for renewable investment: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Editorial note: This is the third in a six-part series of articles brought to you by Energetics Decarbonising Australia's national energy market is a central tenant to achieving the goal of reducing carbon emissions in line limiting global warming ...

VIC SEC is back with $1 billion renewable target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Victoria's State Electricity Commission (SEC) has been reintroduced in a move that is hoped to crowd in investment into renewables in the state. Victorian premier Jacinta Allan launched a new Strategic Plan 2023-2035 for the SEC, setting out priorities ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... focuses on aligning Australia's banking with the Global Biodiversity Framework, identifies six lending practices that act as barriers to protecting and restoring nature. It identifies ten actions banks can take to make their lending practices consistent ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... reporting, climate-related budget spending, sustainable finance reforms and publishing annual statements under the Climate Change Act 2022. It concludes that: As part of investors' strategic responses to climate-related risks and opportunities, investors ...

ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
More than three-quarters of active managers have hired new ESG personnel in the last year, according to global research. Employment trends are reflecting a growing interest in sustainable investing as the global economy ramps up net zero emissions and ...

Investors press Boral for clarity on net zero ambitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Construction materials company Boral is in investors' spotlight after walking back its 2025 interim net zero commitment on the way to decarbonizing by 2050. Investors participating in the Climate Action 100+ engagement with Boral, a list participant ...