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Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... emptied the kitty. TCorp's Sustainability Bond Programme was established in 2018, and it plays a role as NSW has set a net zero target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The issuance attracted a wide variety of investors by type and region ...

Greg Combet to depart Net Zero Economy Agency for Future Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Net Zero Economy Agency (NZEA) chair Greg Combet is set to replace Peter Costello as chair of the Future Fund, commencing mid-year. At a press conference in Canberra, treasurer Jim Chalmers said the appointment of Combet, who only recently relinquished ...

Shell shareholders worth €4tr to vote for Paris

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... will create winners and losers. We hope to create incentives for senior management to align business strategies with Net Zero scenarios that will help the world thrive." A Pension Protection Fund spokesperson said in a statement: "By co-filing the Follow ...

Ad industry proposes greenwashing code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... that greenwashing is on its radar for regulated entities, and is considering widening its greenwashing focus to include net zero statements, use of terms like "carbon neutral" and the scope and application of investment exclusions and screens. The AANA ...

NSW can achieve electricity reliability without coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... particularly in the last six weeks of 2023," Buckley said. "In those six weeks, momentum accelerated - the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act passed at the end of November with multiparty support - it wasn't just the LNP and ALP, but Greens and independents ...

TCorp issues first sustainability bond of 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... coming down the line." TCorp's Sustainability Bond Programme was established in 2018, and it plays a role as NSW has set a net zero target of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The issuance attracted a wide variety of investors by type and region ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... has also committed to reducing its exposure to oil and gas in line with 2°C of warming. As a founding signatory to the Net Zero Banking Alliance, the firm previously stated it plans to align its portfolio with the Paris Agreement to limit the temperature ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... drawn from various sources, such as Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, state actors, and the IEA net zero by 2050. Likely climate scenarios follow a few paths: Paris-aligned paths, a 2°C trajectory, and a disorderly transition ...

Growing scope for investing in natural capital: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio is becoming increasingly important, particularly as the majority of institutional investors within Australia have a net zero target." Timberland funds are the most mature portion of the market, but other strategies cover agriculture funds ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... and insurers remain primarily focused on climate, yet 20 countries - more than half (54%) of countries assessed - with net zero targets assessed fall short on climate banking supervision policies. Many institutions, including the Hungarian central bank ...