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Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has published two methodology papers towards the development of Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy. To achieve Australia's goals for renewables deployment, there is a growing pipeline of public ...

Nature Market Repair Bill passes Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Nature Market Repair Bill has passed the Senate, setting the stage for a voluntary national market to deliver improved biodiversity outcomes in Australia. The bill was passed after the Albanese government struck an agreement with Greens that saw ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Australia has joined 40 other countries to end international public investment in fossil fuels, as the first week of COP28 saw new agreements regarding financing net zero as well as a focus on the role of Indigenous Peoples in climate stewardship. The ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... for data's sake alone should be front of mind in this partnership. Pollination named adviser to blended finance climate fund Also on Day Four, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Development Finance Institute Canada (FinDev Canada) announced ...

Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Investment by super funds will be a key source of capital to fund the structural shift necessary to transition Australia's economy to net zero, according to ASFA. The peak body for super funds has published a report examining super's role in the net ...

RIAA names Responsible Investment Super Leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has named 10 Responsible Super Fund Leaders, while noting that MySuper products of super funds demonstrating leading responsible investment practice outperformed those of non-leaders on average ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Trust of the IMF. UAE alternative investment manager Lunate Capital announced ALTÉRRA, a US$30 billion catalytic climate fund focused on scaling climate solutions in emerging economies. With BlackRock, TPG, and Brookfield as partners the fund includes ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... mechanism will mobilise up to US$207 billion by 2035 to phase out coal globally. The US Department of State, the Bezos Earth Fund, and The Rockefeller Foundation will launch the mechanism in April 2024 as an operational framework. Chile, the Philippines ...

COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... million. The agreement was first struck in COP27 in Egypt, but has been the source of debate surrounding who should pay for the fund, where it should be hosted, and who should benefit. The decision reportedly received a standing ovation from delegates. ...

SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... (SDGs) in emerging and frontier markets, using a blended finance model. Allianz Global Investors is managing the SDG Loan Fund and FMO Investment Management is originating and managing the loan portfolio. The MacArthur Foundation has committed a US$25 ...