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Australian business face European carbon levy for exports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... renewable energy, which is a massive and very positive story in Australia." Petersen reinforced Collins view that the Commonwealth government needs to set a clear pathway for decarbonisation of the Australian economy. "There's so much more momentum ...

Australia on global list for deforestation hotspots: WWF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... within the timeline of our analysis. Logging remains significant in some places." Taylor said that enforcement of Commonwealth environmental law to prevent deforestation as well as reversing deforestation was key to tackling the problem in Eastern Australia. ...

CSC partners with Osmosis IM on sustainable strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation is partnering with Osmosis Investment Management to launch an environmentally sustainable equity strategy. CSC, the $50 billion fund for government employees, will partner with Osmosis to launch a Resource Efficient ...

Stakeholders mull impact of Rio Tinto report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... replacement of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) with stronger protection; and urgent review of the adequacy of the Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984. Traditional owners are seeking stronger legal protections ...

Positive outlook for impact future: Conscious Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... about fundamentally bringing people to housing, and in the case of disability accommodation, the rent is paid by the commonwealth government." However, the pipeline for social and disability housing remains tight, he added. "Of the four, the one that ...

TCorp NSW issues $1.3 billion green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... certification has been issued for the notes by the Climate Bonds Initiative. The joint lead managers of the transaction are Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and UBS Investment Bank. The total amount of bids received at final price ...

Wesfarmers director to retire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... although the annual report discloses work towards sustainability targets across divisions. In March of this year, Commonwealth Bank and Wesfarmers signed a $400 million three-year bilateral sustainability-linked loan which will link social and environmental ...

Rest climate change case pushes ahead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Generations Lawyers principal David Barnden. Barnden has two other cases related to climate change on foot. O'Donnell v Commonwealth and Ors is a potential class action with lead claimant Katta O'Donnell, who owns Australian government bonds. ...

NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... responsible investment activities and supporting good businesses to thrive. Vilgan is currently the chairperson of the Commonwealth Bank Group Staff Superannuation Fund and the chairperson of the Federal Government's Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation ...

Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... experience in financial services. She was most recently senior manager, ESG and corporate responsibility, at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Hall has also worked at AMP Capital, Ironbark Asset Management based in Australia, and Wellington Management ...