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Call to catalyse Australia's green hydrogen industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... hydrogen production market - getting the price right, establishing infrastructure and supply chain, navigating policy and regulation, and making it bankable through partnerships. According to PwC's analysis, Australia currently has a pipeline of ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The 2022 federal budget has been labelled a "missed opportunity" or a "massive missed opportunity" on areas including climate and sustainable development. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, the 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash ...

The value of knowing what you own

MARY JANE MCQUILLEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... discussion for European regulators and investors, with one result being the EU's recent Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), through which ClearBridge has a number of funds classified under Article 8. Areas of focus: energy transition, role ...

Greenwashing key concern as Ethical Advisers Co-op passes $2bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Standing Committee on Economics to voice concern about the prevalence of greenwashing and to call for the tightening of regulation which could control unmerited ESG claims. "The public policy group is more involved in engaging with government and regulators ...

CBA highlights strong demand for ACCUs in push to expand carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... emissions reductions projects, which will impact on how carbon credits and ACCUs are valued. Mundy noted that government regulation of carbon abatement contracts is changing. "We are moving from fixed contracts to optional contracts, which essentially ...

APRA to survey all regulated entities on climate vulnerability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is sending a voluntary climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) survey to all regulated entities to see how their practices align with APRA guidance on managing financial risks of climate change. While ...

Platforms increasing ESG products, research: Investment Trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... ESG-related issues lagged slightly, but noted that that could be due to educational focus on other areas relating to regulation, like Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO). The survey noted that Macquarie has partnered with Morningstar to enable ...

HSBC Asset Management launches ESG Asia bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... management, and Wilson Yip, associate director, fixed income. The fund meets Article 8 Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) classification. "Last year we saw Asia issue a record amount of green, social and sustainability-linked US dollar ...

Cyber security, COVID and climate change cap CEO concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
Cybersecurity risk, COVID-19 and climate change are the top three threats to growth, according to Australia's CEOs. PwC has issued the 25 th CEO survey, which included the views of 50 Australian CEOs as part of the cohort. Overall, Australia's CEOs ...

Climate change a macro trend, driving secular themes: J. P. Morgan Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... utilities companies" that they believe are leaders in the energy transition. "These names are typically in Europe where regulation is helping to drive change," Berelowitz noted. "Europe is also leading in terms of transport by discouraging flights and ...