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Canberra's new plan a winner for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... and use our unique resources to realise our competitive advantage." Tim Buckley, director of think tank Climate Energy Finance said the US's IRA - and China's response - "change everything". "Australia can't rely on the traditional notion ...

Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... evolving global landscape." In response to this and similar findings, Canberra recently released its first Sustainable Finance Capability Framework - upskilling the finance sector on sustainability. The consultation paper is open until the end of April ...

Borrowers pressured for plans as Scope 3 left in dust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Almost half (42%) of energy companies on Citi bank's loan book do not have climate transition plans. The US bank's recently released climate report ranked energy companies from "low" to "strong" based on emissions reduction plans. It found current transition ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... PV panels from China, energy analyst Tim Buckey said. Buckley, who is director of independent think tank Climate Energy Finance, said the initiative will boost regions and workforces with historic dependency on fossil fuels. The funding will "expand ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... including in 12 product disclosure statements, a media release about the fund's launch, statements on its website, a Finance News Network interview featuring then-product research and development manager Rachel White on YouTube, and during a presentation ...

Historic data stymies climate risk pricing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... change and manage these risks in the best interests of their clients and fund members. More work is needed in greening finance - most especially, a growing need for greater research and evidence on which investors can base their sustainable investing ...

Larry Fink letter urges pragmatism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... fastest growing segments of private markets - driven by the "mega force" of the energy transition. "In my nearly 50 years in finance, I've never seen more demand for energy infrastructure. And that's because many countries have twin aims: They want to ...

Nature taskforce announces leadership overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... eight other heavyweights. The other senior advisors hail from the World Economic Forum (WEF), Global Canopy, the Green Finance Institute, NatureFinance, and more. TNFD co-chair Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, who has held the role since the TNFD was launched ...

Key sector could boost economy by $100 billion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... being spent on R&D. This is compared with the US spending more than double this, and South Korea almost triple. Innovative finance mechanisms such as green bonds can be used to allocate funding towards research and development initiatives in areas such ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... three years, compared to the prior past performance approach. The bank first announced it would integrate sustainable finance components into executive pay in 2020. Executive pay will be set against targets such as the amount of sustainable financing ...