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    Top Australian Banks Shift Focus from Carbon-Heavy Lending

    2024-08-16

    ESG News: Australia’s ruling Labor Party has ambitious goals to derive 82% of the country’s power from renewables by 2030, a significant increase from the current 40%. This policy framework is driving banks like CBA and NAB to rethink their lending strategies, focusing on supporting the transition to a renewable energy future.

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    Blackstone Invests $200 Million in Australian Energy Transition Platform Symphony Infrastructure Partners

    2024-07-18

    ESG Today: Australian energy transition platform Symphony Infrastructure Partners announced that it has raised A$488 million (USD$329 million) in a Series A financing round including A$300 million (USD$202 million) from lead investor Blackstone, with proceeds aimed at accelerating the company’s growth and completing a series of five pending acquisitions.

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    Australia Cracks Down on ESG Investing Industry With New Rules

    2024-06-19

    BNN Bloomberg: The Australian government is planning to introduce ESG labeling requirements, as it seeks to fight greenwashing and steer more capital into credible sustainable activities.

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    Australia Court Finds Active Super Guilty of Making Misleading ESG Investing Claims

    2024-06-06

    ESG Today: A federal court in Australia ruled that superannuation fund Active Super trustee LGSS Pty Limited contravened the law by making misleading ESG investing representations to its members, by continuing to invest in securities in areas that it had claimed to eliminate for environmental or social reasons.

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    ASIC Issues Infringement Notice To Northern Trust Asset Management For Greenwashing

    2023-12-19

    Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC): Northern Trust has paid $29,820 to comply with two infringement notices issued by ASIC regarding concerns about alleged false and misleading statements about the application of a Carbon Emissions Exclusion Screen. 

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    Which Aussie Asset Managers Fell Short In ESG Rankings?

    2023-09-11

    Money Management: The Morningstar ESG Commitment Level Landscape report qualitatively evaluated 108 asset managers across the globe.

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    ASIC Commences Greenwashing Case Against Vanguard Investments Australia

    2023-07-25

    ASIC: ASIC has lodged civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Vanguard Investments Australia, alleging misleading conduct in relation to claims about certain environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exclusionary screens applied to investments in a Vanguard fund.  

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    ASIC Greenwashing Antidote

    2023-07-10

    Australian Securities & Investments Commission: Greenwashing erodes investor confidence in the market for sustainability-related financial products and corporate strategies.

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    Super Funds Back New Renewables Platform

    2023-03-28

    Financial Standard: Aware Super and HESTA are among those to back Palisade Investment Partners' newly established renewable energy platform, combining five of its operational renewable energy assets.

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    ASIC Questioned Over Workplace Culture

    2023-02-23

    Financial Standard: Looking at the statement provided to Longo, the committee said: " ... the investigation found that many of the instances of [Chester's] alleged conduct could be wholly or partially substantiated as to the fact that specific things occurred, although in many cases recollections differed about specific conduct and substance and significance."

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