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Deep Decarbonisation: Green Hydrogen, Net Zero, and the Future of the EU-ETS

MARK LEWIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... objective. With the EU in the process of legislating for net-zero emissions by 2050 and also now pursuing an aggressive green-hydrogen strategy as a central pillar of this net-zero target, we think the de facto policy objective of the EU-ETS henceforth ...

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
Two new green loans totalling $400 million have been put in place to support light rail and a battery energy storage system. Canberra's light rail network has refinanced a $280 million debt facility, with Canberra Metro assisted by financial advisors ...

Long short strategies used in environmental equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... outcomes and, crucially, whether or not they are good investments." The EARTH strategy pairs its long-only strategies within green industries by shorting firms against sector peers that are greening their business models more slowly - or not at all. ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... an Australian taxonomy for sustainable finance. Other market jurisdictions have done so, notably the European Union's green taxonomy. The benefits of having a common taxonomy include standardising consistent language that could facilitate further ...

Super fund backs microgrid battery storage development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... allocation, we're adding in a sector that we didn't have much exposure, and this energy sector investment happened to be green." The investment has a five to ten year time horizon, in line with other private equity projects. "We are funding the construction ...

Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Kelly, head of global banking, HSBC Australia. "Interest in sustainable finance has spread widely since the first Australian green bond was issued in 2014 and newer instruments like sustainability-linked loans are now gaining in popularity. "HSBC research ...

Companies expect increase in sales linked to sustainability: HSBC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... banking for HSBC Australia. "Broadly, the Australian public and the Australian consumer, has become much more focused on the green agenda, sustainability, and actually companies are moving that way too, which is bringing along the whole supply chain ...

Global fund manager joins Climate Action 100+

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
The world's third largest asset manager will join Climate Action 100+, the world's largest investor engagement initiative on climate change. State Street Global Advisors, which has nearly USD $3.2 trillion in assets under management (AUM), will sign ...

Industry super cuts emissions exposures by 40%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
An industry superannuation fund has cut the carbon emission exposures of its equities portfolios by 40% over the previous year through the introduction of carbon-constrained benchmarks. Aware Super has created a new series of listed equities benchmarks ...

Social, economic consequences of climate change "devastating": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Union as an example. "You can clearly see that the EU is taking an ambitious sustainable finance plan as part of the EU green deal," van Lamoen said. "In the coming years, financial institutions and investors will have to fulfil, requirements in terms ...