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This article explores the pivotal role of finance professionals in advancing sustainable urban development. It highlights how investments in resilience, just transition and green infrastructure can shape cities that are resilient, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable.

Australia's planned sustainable financial product labelling regime for 2027 aims to address greenwashing by learning from global frameworks in the EU, UK, and US. Challenges such as inconsistent definitions, vague criteria, and inadequate classification systems undermine existing regulations. Clear definitions, distinct categories, and measurable standards are vital for effective transparency and accountability.

This guide explores how co-operative and mutual enterprises (CMEs) can produce positive social change, given their member-owned structure. Beyond the case study of Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd, the guide also highlights the scalability of CMEs, demonstrating the versatility of their business structure across financial institutions.

The first Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney 2024 brought powerful insights into how we can create a future where nature and people thrive. This article highlights key moments from the Summit, focusing on Indigenous leadership, business resilience, and blue finance. Learn how we can transform lessons into real actions for a nature-positive future.

This is a summary of “Making things (that don’t exist) count: A study of Scope 4 emissions accounting claims” published in Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. It investigates the concept of Scope 4 emissions as avoided emissions, highlights inconsistencies in Scope 4 reporting claims and cautions against greenwashing.

The article reflects on the Maverick mindset—unorthodox, independent thinking—as crucial for addressing systemic environmental challenges. It argues that traditional methods won't solve current issues, urging sustainability professionals to embrace innovative, bold approaches. This perspective is relevant to sustainable finance, which requires fresh strategies to create meaningful change.

The aviation sector is responsible for 2.4% of global CO2 emissions, with potential to take up 25% of the global carbon budget by 2050. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs), particularly e-fuels, offer significant CO2 reductions but face investment and scalability challenges. Investors must finance decarbonisation efforts and support alternative fuels to meet net-zero goals.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has released a new policy restricting financing for greenfield and brownfield oil and gas projects, aligning with global peers like HSBC. CBA’s policy requires clients to present verifiable transition plans by 2025, though it allows exceptions for LNG infrastructure, raising concerns about Australia's energy security and climate alignment.

This guide explores the application of the OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) loop for strategic leadership and company engagement. By systematically observing market trends, orienting strategies, making informed decisions, and taking decisive actions, the OODA helps organisations navigate the complexities of sustainable finance.

Altiorem partners with universities to host passionate student interns interested in expanding their skills in sustainable finance. In this post, we are profiling one our interns, Rebecca Katz.

This report reveals only 7% of Australia's big 4 banks' collective ~$400bn sustainable finance target (SFT) by 2030 is directed to financing renewable energy and hard to abate industries, with the vast majority of their climate-related capital (between 44% and 72%) channelled into business-as-usual 'green buildings' that meet minimum energy efficiency regulations.

Altiorem partners with universities to host passionate student interns interested in expanding their skills in sustainable finance. In this post, we are profiling one our interns, Khiet (Grace) Ly.

This guide offers expert insights and practical techniques towards framing and language for effective climate conversations. The guide focusses on engaging those ‘cautious’ and ‘concerned’ about the climate, i.e., “middle ground people”, as they make up a large percentage of the population.

This article examines the rise in extreme weather events and their connection with climate change, their devastating consequences, and provides practical investor resources designed to support climate action and guide us towards a more sustainable future.

The Murray Darling Basin (MDB) is home to over two million people and is larger than France and Germany combined. The Basin’s water market turned over AU$7 billion in 2019–2020 making the MDB a pillar of the Australian economy and essential to its surrounding communities.

Altiorem partners with universities to host passionate student interns interested in expanding their skills in sustainable finance. In this post, we are profiling one our interns, Wilfred Wu.