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WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... in global majority nations. It will spearhead the development of new policies and business models, de-risking tools and finance mechanisms. The network will exchange best practice to help nations meet their clean energy needs. Clean energy investments ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... long-term returns for clients, the firm will deepen its relationship with the Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment, mobilise capital for sustainable solutions, invest in emerging markets, and enhance impact investing strategies. ...

Podcast: Banking on the future with Australia's green bank

THE GREENER WAY  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is Australia's green bank. Over the last 10 years, the CEFC has deployed more than ten billion dollars to invest in decarbonising Australia with an annualised cumulative return of 4.24%. But almost more importantly ...

A rising tide for blue bond investment: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... and SDG 14 (life below water). To help drive issuance and to create guidelines to avoid bluewashing, the International Finance Corporation has created guidelines for blue finance, building on the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA)'s ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... when recent events in the courts demonstrate that it is something far greater," Melbourne Climate Futures Sustainable Finance Research head Arjuna Dibley, co-author on the report, said. Climate litigation is a threat to companies through financial pay-outs ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... productive economy in a hothouse world." Despite the severity of these projections, Paterson says less than half of the broader finance community engages in comprehensive scenario analysis. Those who do typically focus on traditional asset classes like ...

Report reveals progress on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... supervisory instruments, key gaps remain - especially in high-income countries - and ambition and implementation of sustainable finance measures is unequal. This according to the Sustainable Financial Regulations and Central Bank Activities Tracker 2023 ...

Forestry fund raises $450m for natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... fund Andra AP-fonden; German pension group Bayerische Versorgungskammer, and the Australian Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which committed $75 million to the fund. The fund aims to drive down emissions through sequestration, by ...

Top 10 most-read articles of 2023

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... allegations it failed to manage the material risks of climate change and biodiversity loss. #2: Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development April: Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the government would co-fund the initial development phase ...

ESG in 2024: key trends and legislative changes for the year ahead

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... taxonomy-eligible and aligned activities related to climate objectives. The European Commission may seek to update the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) regime in early 2024. Also, the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (the LkSG) takes ...