Westpac is well advanced on developing its own criteria for assessing what constitutes sustainable finance ahead of the imminent release of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute’s draft guidelines.
Stronger action on climate change and more renewable energy funding are among the key commitments from Victoria's major political parties in the run in to the state election on November 26.
Australia's largest environmental markets business today launched a new nature credits trading scheme that can work in tandem with carbon offset projects.
In a move designed to lure international investment into Australian sustainability initiatives, the Commonwealth Bank is now offering ESG-labelled term deposits denominated in foreign currencies.
An ASX-listed resources company specialising in projects in PNG has secured the support of Santos for proposed forest protection carbon activities, and has rejected concerns that villagers won't be adequately rewarded for their involvement.