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Carbon markets, biodiversity on tap at COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The state of further technical negotiations on areas like carbon markets and loss and damage are the subject of the second week of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh The aim of COP27 is, among other issues, to finalse the text of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement ...

Australia joins COP27 forests partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... further. "We have seen now, carbon price signals in the California market, the New Zealand market, the [Australian Carbon Credit Unit], ACCU market, the [Verified Carbon Unit] VCU market, where the carbon market price reaches a reasonable level, land ...

Global green bond market continues to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... recession in 2023," he said. "We are moving from defensive stance in the portfolio to probably a much longer duration, long credit once the peak is reached in terms of inflation. "There will be a very rapid shift from investors to the long end of the ...

CEFC, Grok Ventures back solar tech firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... improved biodiversity. As part of the fund strategy, Wyuna will seek to generate high-quality land-based Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), by changing reducing or removing factors that suppress vegetation growth, including from land clearing and ...

Fortescue Metals strengthens 2030 decarbonisation targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... cost savings of US$818 million per annum from 2030, based on prevailing market prices of diesel, gas and Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) and cumulative operating cost savings of US$3 billion by 2030 and payback of capital by 2034, again based ...

APRA chair highlights challenges of climate risk assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... with precision. Moreover, the potential for climate risks to have a compounding effect on traditional risk types such as credit, market, liquidity and operational risks, adds to this complexity." APRA r ecently released the results of a climate risk ...

Defining financial, wellbeing impacts in housing: Kayne Anderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... that less than 10% of the 44 million renters in the U.S. benefit from having their on-time rent payments reported to the credit bureaus. In the U.S., credit scores are widely utilized - to determine access to credit, interest rates on loans, and an individual's ...

Florida gov bans ESG from state pension investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... Unfair Trade Practices statute to prohibit discriminatory practices by large financial institutions based on ESG social credit score metrics. The SBA manages over 30 funds, but 95% of the assets under management fall into the Florida Retirement System ...

RBA warns of climate-related liability risk for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... that do not sufficiently respond to climate change will face. RBA head of domestic markets Jonathan Kearns spoke at the Credit Law Conference this week and outlined the risks climate change poses to Australia's financial system, how they apply to different ...

ACCU demand to rise with Climate Active certification: CBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... pursuing voluntary government certification for climate targets are expected to further drive the use of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), according to Commonwealth Bank. As Australian businesses adopt net zero carbon targets, they are also seeking ...