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Aware and Macquarie partner on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... partner with MAM is further proof of our growing market presence," Satchcroft added. Head of MAM Green Investments for the Americas William Demas commented: "Aware Super shares our objective of meeting the demand for energy transition and sustainability ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... taken up mainly by Australian investors, at 70%, with Asian investors taking 17% of the issuance, EAMA at 12% and the Americas at 1%. The majority of investors were fund managers, at 53% of total investors, with banks taking 25%, institutions taking ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... with more than half (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 ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... firms' collective commitment to adaptation and resilience has never been more urgent," said Pollination head of the Americas John Morton. "Through this unique partnership, we are able to draw on the best of each organization to catalyze private investment ...

CBRE rolls out sustainability data-intelligence platform for commercial property

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... being deployed across CBRE-managed properties throughout mainland Europe, and there are plans to introduce it in the Americas and the Asia Pacific region in the next phase of a global rollout. CBRE will also make a strategic investment in Deepki, securing ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... that Asia and the Pacific region are most exposed to forced labour, followed by Europe and Central Asia,, Africa, the Americas and Arab states "Looking specifically at Australia there is no doubt that this country is also affected by modern slavery one ...

Insured losses from natural catastrophes $150 billion in 2022

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Africa, Hurricane Ian in the US, hailstorms in France, winter storms in Europe, and droughts in Europe, China, and the Americas. Data from the Insurance Council of Australia indicates that the 2022 storms and floods that impacted South-East Queensland ...

Biodiversity risk goes to heart of finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... stake is "everything that generates and preserves value in the world," said Adam Kanzer, head of stewardship for the Americas at BNP Paribas Asset Management. "This is at the heart of the whole debate around materiality versus double materiality, which ...

IFRS announces plan for comprehensive sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... IFRS cited the European Union's planned Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive as well as initiatives in the Americas and Asia-Oceania as examples. CPA Australia general manager external affairs Jane Rennie urged Australia to "get on board" ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Novalith Advisory Board includes David Deak, president of Marbex LLC and the former chief technology officer of Lithium Americas Corp. Deak was also part of Tesla's founding Gigafactory team. Professor Haynes is also a member of the Novalith Advisory ...