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BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... above one kilogram per litre corresponding to an API gravity below 10° and coal bed methane," Jane Ho, head of stewardship Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Asset Management commented. "We will only invest in energy companies that derive less than 10% of ...

Global economists identify key risks for the decade ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... social cohesion and societal polarisation, widespread cybercrime and insecurity, and large-scale involuntary migration. The Asia-Pacific region is highlighted as key to the effective functioning of the global financial and economic system. AI and cybersecurity ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... tackle biodiversity loss. Sustainable banking and insurance supervision policies in the most biodiverse countries of the Asia-Pacific and Latin America are highly exposed to nature-related risks. Maud Abdelli, WWF's Greening Financial Regulation Initiative ...

World Bank breaks record with US$5b sustainable development bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... (56%) of investors coming from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. 26% of investors were from the Americas, and 18% out of Asia. "Achieving one of IBRD's largest ever order books of over 175 investors was possible because of the World Bank's 75-year ...

QIC secures US$300m SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Queensland Government-owned fund manager has converted a finance facility into a US$300 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL). Lenders are Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ANZ, ING Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking ...

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
... structure will include junior equity and senior debt. GAIA will target 25 emerging market countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia with a focus on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The focus will be 70% climate ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... extreme weather and receive up to 80 times less climate finance. Australia did not sign on to the agreement. Countries across Asia, Africa, and South America, and the Pacific introduced landmark investment plans to implement the Paris Agreement and new ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... shortfall of US$55 trillion needed in the next decade to achieve net zero by 2030. Of the US$41 trillion gap, roughly 43%is in Asia. This represents 3% of GDP per annum for the US and many EU countries - and 15% in some Asian nations. This uneven investment ...

SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Allianz, FMO and Skandia, will support affordable energy, financial inclusion and sustainable agriculture in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. The blended finance model means institutional investors will co-invest in a portfolio of loan ...