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Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... assets under management, InfluenceMap found the firms assessed do not demonstrate active and effective backing for climate finance policy required to enable decarbonization pathways. The report also found that 86% maintain memberships to industry associations ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds Standard Version 4.0, QIC and Vector have demonstrated their dedication to global best practice in climate finance." QIC said the green loan attracted widespread interest, including participation across a significant lending syndicate composed ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... mitigation goals, adaptation and climate-resilient operations, accelerated contribution to the transition through climate finance, engagement and policy development support, reporting, and alignment of internal activities. AIIB said in a statement: "The ...

Time is running out: latest IPCC report says 1.5°C is "likely"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... technologies. The financial industry in particular is well placed to aide in the transition. The report found that tracked climate finance for mitigation is falling short of levels needed, and both public and private finance flows for mitigation and ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... to the raging climate crisis has largely remained untapped, their empowerment a mere afterthought in the global climate finance movement. "Understanding and addressing the differentiated impacts of climate change is crucial. The livelihoods of women ...

New Forests launches ANZ forestry and agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... landscape as well as position investments with alignment to sustainable productive land management, the rise of climate finance, exposure to decarbonisation outcomes, and the circular bioeconomy. "We will focus on being vertically integrated into the ...

Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... lot of hard work underway." Herd said that in the first week there was "no major blow ups" and discussion around climate finance and loss and damage - the money that could be paid by the richest worst carbon polluting countries to help less developed ...

ANZ takes $50 million stake in Pollination Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... ANZ group executive institutional Mark Whelan. "We're pleased to be partnering with a team that has strong climate finance and investment expertise, deep relationships and commercial momentum," Whelan said. "These credentials, combined with ANZ's ...

New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... expertise in investing for development in Africa, with New Forests' track record in scaling investment and climate finance in forestry into new geographic and market segments. "We've been having discussions with players in the African forestry ...

Ratcheting up ambition on climate finance goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... participating governments including Australia, governments alone committed to provide US$100 billion per year in climate finance by 2020 - money to support mitigation and adaptation actions that will address climate change. For its part, the Australian ...