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  • Australia launches HLEG-style sustainable finance initiative

    27 March 2019

    A group of leaders and senior executives at Australia’s major banks, superannuation funds and insurance companies has been assembled to devise a sustainable finance ‘roadmap’.

  • Time for investors in Asia's meat and dairy industries to 'step up to the plate'

    14 August 2017

    Investors in Asia's meat, seafood and dairy industries "face a range of badly managed sustainability risks with significant potential to derail returns," a report has warned.

  • Shareholder engagement spurs AB InBev to commit to 100% renewables

    29 March 2017

    Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev, the world's largest brewer, has signed up to the RE100 initiative, following extensive shareholder engagement.

  • Banks making progress on combating climate change

    17 January 2017

    Banks have made considerable progress in addressing climate risks and opportunities in their business practices to align with a 2°C global warming target, but it is still not enough, according to a new report.

  • Banking on climate change

    07 December 2015

    Banks need to up their game if they are to address the risks and opportunities presented by climate change, argues Lauren Compere

  • World Bank launches first green bond in Australia

    16 April 2014

    The World Bank has today launched its first green bond on the Australian market, raising AU$300 million ($281 million).