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COP26 commitments on methane to impact infrastructure: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... investments, according to ClearBridge Investments. The lack of hard targets from COP26 does not mean that investor action on climate risk will halt, said ClearBridge co-founder and senior portfolio manager Nick Langley. "We're light on hard targets coming ...

Brighte issues second green asset backed securitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... battery installations plus other home improvements. The ABS is structured such that 85% are green notes with six classes of Climate Bond Certified Green Bonds. Proceeds from the issuance used to finance solar energy and related assets, Brighte said. ...

CEFC makes $25m allocation to Orica to manage nitrous oxide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... provider of commercial explosives and blasting systems to the mining and infrastructure sectors. It supports the Paris Climate Agreement goals and has committed to reducing scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by at least 40 per cent by 2030 (from 2019 levels). ...

Australia needs 2035 net zero target: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... reporting of carbon emissions to support businesses in achieving decarbonisation goals. Lead author of the report and climate change theme leader at RMIT's Business and Human Rights Centre Leanne Morrison said that while many Australian businesses are ...

COP26 week two: negotiations focus on carbon markets, reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... by world leaders and could yield significant progress around reporting on country commitments and progress to contain climate change. The G20 World Leader's Summit in Rome that directly preceded the kick-off of COP26, plus the participation of global ...

RBA, APRA outline COP26 commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reiterated their stance that climate change will impact economic output, drive changes in the value of assets and income streams and therefore poses systemic risks ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... ambition, but also the credibility and granularity of the plan to underpin it." Biodiversity's role in containing climate change "We need to see real leadership in terms of setting short term targets for 2030 and crucially developing sectoral roadmaps. ...

IFRS announces plan for comprehensive sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... announced that two leading investor-focused sustainability disclosure organisations will consolidate into the IFRS Board - the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB-an initiative of CDP) and the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF-which houses the Integrated ...

Measuring transition risk key to picking climate leaders: Aviva Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... three-part series of articles brought to you by Aviva Investors As governments negotiate fresh commitments to contain climate change to 1.5 degrees C at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), one of the issues at play will be how to measure ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Norfund's expertise in investing for development in Africa, with New Forests' track record in scaling investment and climate finance in forestry into new geographic and market segments. "We've been having discussions with players in the African ...