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Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... 2022. IIX cited analysis from Moody's Investor Services suggesting that global sustainable bond issuance (including green bonds, social bonds, sustainability bonds, and sustainability-linked bonds) is projected to reach around US$950 billion in 2023. ...

Podcast: What's next for green bonds?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Investment's head of responsible investment research and environmental economist David McNeil to talk about the outlook for green bonds in 2023, plus how being an environmental economist led him to his current job. Evaluating climate risk in corporate ...

AXA IM sets ESG targets for executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... that trajectory. Bigos explained that this means not only considering equities but also fixed income vehicles like green bonds, which she called a "marriage of capital and purpose." "The major difference between a nominal bond and a green bond is that ...

APAC outperforms amid global sustainable finance pullback

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... decrease of 26% compared to 2021, while green bond issuance totalled US$390.3 billion, a 19% decrease compared to 2021. Green bonds, sustainability bonds and social bonds all registered declines compared to a year ago, with social bonds leading the decliners ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... greenwashing. Treasury will also look at the role of green or sustainable bonds, noting that "globally, sovereign green bonds are becoming more commonplace - to help develop sustainable finance markets and to fund green investments." The announcement ...

ASIC warns directors over sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability-related disclosure and governance practices of listed companies, managed funds, superannuation funds and green bonds. ASIC commissioner Sean Hughes has said that effective regulatory frameworks for sustainable finance "continues to be ...

TCorp reports $2 billion in new green, sustainability bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... management partner of the New South Wales (NSW) public sector, issued a total of $2 billion in sustainability and green bonds in the 2022 financial year as part of its overall $25.8 billion total debt issuance. In its most recent sustainability report ...

Altius Asset Management publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... on multiple targets," said Altius CIO Bill Bovingdon. "The design of the portfolio does have a large component of green bonds, which is obviously a use of proceeds bond. We can look at the specific projects and impacts funded, which we did through the ...

Global green bond market continues to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Total issuance of green bonds certified under the Climate Bonds Initiative has surpassed US$31 billion year to date, while investors say the market continues to grow and diversify. The Climate Bonds Initiative released its latest statistics on green ...

Podcast: Talking green bonds and sustainable economic growth with Ecaterina Bigos

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... Australian wholesale market. The fund seeks to bring income and growth for investors from an actively managed portfolio of green bonds through a master-feed structure. The fund substantially invests in an open-ended Luxembourg fund which invests a minimum ...