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TCorp auctions $400m sustainability bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
TCorp, the investment and financial management partner of the NSW public sector, has auctioned $400 million of its existing 2.50% 22 November 2032 Sustainability bond. The NSW Sustainability Bond Programme provides investors with a pathway to support ...

Podcast: Should ESG be banned? - Tom King

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... spans Olympic sailing to funds management. We discuss how Tom steers the Nanuk ship of sustainably-themed responsible investment through the turbulent waters of a changing world - while simultaneously calling for ESG to be banned.

Climate transition not one-size-fits-all

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... for transition, while LGAs in the Pilbara and Central Queensland likely require extensive planning and infrastructure investment due to their highly-concentrated economies and fewer connections to nearby markets. CPD economic adviser Mara Hammerle said ...

CPA's putting the 'S' in ESG: How does Canada compare?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... co-founder of thought leadership agency The Action Exchange told FS Sustainability that there is still ongoing demand for investment-grade data to quantify social metrics. In Canada, capital markets are regulated a provincial level; whereas in Australia ...

Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... infrastructure funds have emerged as strong competitors in the ESG space. The latest ESG data from Preqin, excluding impact investment, revealed over a threefold increase in aggregate capital raising from US$29.4 billion in 2020 to $92 billion in 2022. ...

Stewardship part of fiduciary role and investment opportunity: BNP Paribas AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Climate Change (AIGCC) and work on global initiatives including the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, the Paris-Aligned Investment Initiative, and the Investor Agenda. She also launched and led AIGCC's Asia Utilities Engagement Program, a collaborative ...

Origin Energy acquires 5% stake in battery cleantech Allegro

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... of US$3.5 trillion." Origin head of energy supply and operations Greg Jarvis said: "We are pleased to be making an investment in what we view as a very promising technology. We believe long duration storage will ultimately play an important role in the ...

World first $1.6bn Climate Bonds green loan: QIC and Vector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... lenders. QIC reached contractual close in a joint venture deal with Vector Ltd for Vector Metering in April 2023. "This investment, together with the green financing instrument we have secured, is another demonstration of QIC Infrastructure's commitment ...

Singapore to scale climate data with CDSC NZDPU partnership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... comparable sustainability data, that is easily accessible, is what companies and investors need for benchmarking and investment decision-making. ESGenome launched with a pioneer batch of our listed companies last year and we will work closely with all ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... engaging in more investments in ESG," Abeysekera said. "What we found was that the firms that are investing more in ESG investment are financially stronger, but because they were investing in ESG projects, their financial results were lower in comparison." ...