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Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... of existing tech such as large-scale renewables is plummeting and becoming feasible, and a whole new raft of tech such as green hydrogen and batt technology is enhancing our ability to meet the target," he said. "We don't have a choice and given ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... articulate how their business fits in this sustainable future. Already, the money is moving. 2020 saw strong issuances of green, sustainability and social bonds, as well as a rapid emergence of sustainability linked loans, lowering the cost of capital ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia (BCSDA). "What I was most focused on was how it opens up a brand-new American - and possibly a global chapter for green transition, because it aligns so strongly now with Europe, the UK and now China," Petersen said. "You have the four biggest ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... issuance of impact bonds is quite low. We've seen that, for example, with the UK government, which says it intends to issue a Green gilt." Kendall notes that issuance of impact bonds - both environmental and social - lags other markets in Europe such ...

Thai regulator becomes TCFD suppporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has become a supporter of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). By becoming an official supporter of the voluntary climate risk disclosure framework, the SEC will aim to "raise ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Investor Insights, Activity and Performance Report 2020, "the vast majority of impact investment products are dominated by green, social and sustainability bonds ($17 billion), while the remaining $2.9 billion in impact investments held by Australian ...

SGX hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... established ING as a thought and action leader in the region, and facilitated more than 30 sustainable transactions including green, social and sustainable bonds/loans and sustainability-linked loans. "I am humbled to spearhead a crucial role that SGX ...

Australia's Paris Agreement carbon commitments criticised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
The Australian government's updated Nationally Determined Contribution to cutting carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement has drawn criticism for remaining substantially unchanged from its earlier commitments. Australia submitted its updated commitments ...

MUFG Bank structures $333 million green financing deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
MUFG Bank has helped structure a US$333 million green financing deal for SoftBank's latest and largest solar project in India. This deal is the first green certification of a solar project loan for both the client and the country, MUFG said. The 900 ...

Report calls out AIA's coal-based assets, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... the past 30 years continues to be a mainstay of our program with increasing allocation to renewable energy opportunities, green and sustainability bonds," the spokesperson said. IEEFA noted that a change in CEO at AIA also provided a new opportunity ...