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Treasury spruiks CEFC role in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... green bond framework. It is anticipated that the taxonomy will have a focus on economic activity in six sub-sectors of the economy, broadly in line with the government's proposed approach to sector-specific decarbonisation strategies. "In the longer ...

AustralianSuper rejects latest Brookfield overture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... transition platforms, such as Origin," AustralianSuper said today. "AustralianSuper is a long-term investor in the Australian economy and is open to providing capital to assist Origin as it prepares to transition over the coming decades, while delivering ...

NGFS introduces "too-little-too-late" climate scenario

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia, aims to support the transition toward a sustainable economy. It has released updated long-term macro-financial scenarios for forward-looking climate risk assessments, based on ...

New Forests to sell NZ assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... director, Australia and New Zealand David Shelton. "Forestry is an important industry for New Zealand, contributing to the economy, mitigating against climate change, and playing a role in the circular bioeconomy." Last month, New Forests sold a Tasmanian ...

Assessing companies ability to make the low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Investors need to be able to assess companies and countries on their ability to manage the transition to a lower-carbon economy using a range of backward and forward-looking metrics. There is a lack of global standards and definitions around climate ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... full breadth of its investment strategy, including investments in the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy," said Element. GDIF has a Green Financing Framework outlining how proceeds from the green credit facility are used and managed ...

Podcast: Going nuclear with Phillip Hudak

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... rarely a positive sign. But is nuclear power a solution to the reliable, emissions-free power generation that our global economy requires to transition to a net zero world? Here to talk about how a new push for nuclear power generation might impact on ...

Treasury launches sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... morning. "Strengthening our capacity to assess climate-related financial risks and opportunities across all sectors of the economy and advancing Australia's leadership on sustainability. "We're pairing all this with six sector decarbonisation ...

Morgan Stanley makes second climate private equity deal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... emissions, from the date of investment to 2050. It invests in private companies across the transport, energy, circular economy, and sustainable food and agriculture themes. The food industry contributes more than a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions. ...

Nearly a quarter of Australian bank debt has nature-related risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
Approximately $260 billion of all outstanding Australian bank loans, or 22% of bank lending, are highly exposed to nature-related risk. Ernst & Young Australia and the Australian Conservation Foundation released a report finding that banks that are ...