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ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) has homed in on six critical challenges that the financial services sector must address. Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA ASFI is a collaborative initiative supported by insurers, superannuation funds, investment ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... what leading practice around disclosure looks like, particularly in the context of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) as well as through RIAA's own working groups. "It's work we do quite a lot of through the working groups - what does ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bond based on green, social assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... year, TCorp issued its inaugural $1.8 billion, 10-year Green Bond, the largest single green bond issue to date in the Australian dollar market. The underlying assets to the sustainability bond will be disclosed during a planned roadshow for potential ...

Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... which will pool capital into a series of CBI-certified loans that will offer access to renewable energy investments to Australian wholesale investors. The framework is a proprietary sustainability evaluation methodology that will assess projects under ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... 2019. Total domestic issuance to date includes 35 deals (some comprising multiple tranches), from 15 issuers. "The Australian and New Zealand sustainable finance market is accelerating with the emergence of loans in both green and sustainability-linked ...

Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... through increased target setting and public commitments," Herd noted. The emergence of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative in Australia and the Sustainable Finance Forum in New Zealand, will likely accelerate this trend of mainstreaming climate ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative has established the technical working groups that will set the roadmap for "realigning the finance sector to support greater social, environmental and economic outcomes for the country." Simon O'Connor ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... conducted internationally (through the European Commission for example) and by [the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative] ASFI, which both look to ensure better informed financial decision-making by enhancing disclosures and transparency in financial ...

CEFC invests $30m in Woolworths Group green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) has invested $30 million in the Woolworths Group green bond, the first certified green bond issued by an Australian retailer. The $400 million green bond will help fund the Woolworths 2020 sustainability strategy. Woolworths recently ...

QBE joins Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia "We are pleased to welcome and work with QBE, one of the giants in the Australian insurance industry. QBE understands the threat posed to our environment, wellbeing and economy by climate change and is adjusting ...