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New fintech partnership tracks carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... currently works with 20 banks across 12 countries and plans to double this figure over the next year. Its clients include Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, Suncorp Bank, Kiwibank, ING Group, and NatWest. "Many markets are primed for dramatic shifts towards ...

Funding green buildings risks greenwashing accusations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), National Australia Bank (NAB), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), and Westpac. CBA's target is $70 bn by 2030. It's current allocations to buildings are eight times the amount it invests in renewables ...

Three innovations to fix carbon market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... effective risk management and capital allocation, Australia's carbon market can scale to become the biggest in the world, Westpac and the Carbon Market Institute (CMI) say. Companies are shifting from a focus on carbon neutrality to net zero alignment ...

Australian Ethical lead returns to CoreData

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... investment space. He brings two decades of experience from notable firms including Vanguard Australia, AMP Capital, and Westpac. Dennis said the role was an opportunity to contribute to responsible investment in a different way, and help shape the broader ...

Philanthropic donations under scrutiny

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... political donations, Woodside Energy told FS Sustainability that its Voice donation was political. ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and Woodside are among the large firms that made donations to campaign groups in the lead up to the referendum. The list ...

Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Deutsche Bank, National Australia Bank, UBS AG Australia Branch and Westpac Banking Corporation have been appointed as Joint Lead Managers (JLMs) for the initial public offering of the first June 2034 green Treasury bond. ...

"Looming" governance gap as reporting becomes mandatory

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... strategy into reality: ESG implementation challenges in Australia's finance sector. Researchers interviewed experts from Westpac Institutional Bank, Perpetual, and Allianz, among others. It found that governance is the chief factor in reducing risk ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... of Australia, which acts as the sole green coordinator and joint lead arranger for the transaction, with ANZ, NAB and Westpac as joint lead arrangers. Igneo's Climate Action 1, 2, 3! program supports the team's net zero target, outlining its ...

Australian Unity inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... social value for FY2023, a 7.6% increase over the previous financial year. Australian Unity has executed the loan with Westpac, and Australian Unity will receive a lower interest rate if it delivers on wellbeing outcomes as measured by the CSV Framework. ...

Appointment round-up: TelstraSuper, CSIRO, FRRR

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Corporation (VFMC). She has deep experience in corporate governance, having worked as group sustainability manager at Westpac and ANZ, stationarity strategy adviser at Australia Post and as an environmental analyst at Eurofins. Earlier this year, TelstraSuper ...
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