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La Trobe University inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the conversion of vehicle fleet to electric vehicles; Green Building Council of Australia's Green Star Communities certification including employment, water and waste initiatives; and gender equity initiatives involving improving gender equity, diversity ...

Finance eyes $500b green buildings opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The global property industry has embraced sustainable finance instruments in a trend that offers an investment opportunity of at least half a trillion Australian dollars, ahead of mandatory emissions data disclosures due in 2024. Buildings contribute ...

Call for investment to spur ethical fashion education

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... upskilling awareness and education around ethical products, including consistent standards around ethical product certification. The Australian Ethical Consumer Report, produced by McCrindle, found that more Australians are more aware of the impact of ...

Warakirri launches Sustainability Broadacre Cropping Strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Production Pty Ltd, part of the Fogarty Wine Group. The firm is now certified carbon neutral and in September was awarded certification to the Leading Harvest Australia Farmland Management Standard following an independent audit of more than 160,000 ...

PRI, CFA Institute and GSIA agree to common RI definitions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... "broadly consistent" with how they're applied in Australia, particularly by RIAA when examining products for certification under its RI Certification program. It is also meant to work with various jurisdictions other regulatory regimes around responsible ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... fast and leverage existing industry efforts to play catch up," he said. " RIAA operates the Responsible Investment Certification Program as an existing product labelling standard. Government namechecked RIAA's program in the strategy and said they ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... "Despite considerable investment in formal oversight, compliance and modern slavery due diligence, social audits, and certification schemes, I have received information suggesting that hundreds of workers are falling out the bottom of these schemes into ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... planet, people and businesses." One Fraser project, The Tube in Germany, is targeting the first-ever Gold demolition certification from the DGNB German Sustainable Building Council, a low impact method of demolition that has recycled approximately 70,000 ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... a carbon-free economy. "We welcome Arup to the group of Approved Verifiers under the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme. A noteworthy development, as it aligns with the growing momentum of green financing in the Asia Pacific region," said ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... energy or equivalent large-scale generation certificates across all 27 core program assets and Green Star Performance certification for all 27 core program assets. This is the first SLL in the Australian student accommodation sector, said CBA executive ...