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Aussie, Kiwi ministers commit to sustainable finance alignment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... cohesion and clarity for businesses and investors operating across the Tasman to position the region as a robust green finance market," the statement said. "We will set up a sustainable finance strategy working group to support this. "Ministers agreed ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... projects driving Australia's net zero transformation and boosting the scale and credibility of Australia's green finance market." Having a green commonwealth bond as an investment opportunity is helpful, said Altius Asset Management CIO Bill ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... public projects driving Australia's net zero transformation and boosting the scale and credibility of Australia's green finance market." The program will be managed by the Australian Office of Financial Management and is slated to begin in mid-2024 following ...

Brambles launches Australian-first circular economy green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... with a coupon rate of 4.25%, was issued under Brambles' European Medium-Term Note programme and recently published Green Finance Framework which is aligned with the International Capital Market Association's Green Bond Principles and the Loan Market ...

Sustainability reporting, biodiversity, social high on ASX agenda: UBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... talked about ESG related topics over the last five years. The analysis showed that topics including greenwashing, green finance, nature-based solutions and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) increasing from "a base of close ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... part of the wider ASEAN Taxonomy Board as well as developing a transition taxonomy specific to Singapore, under the Green Finance Industry Taskforce. The taxonomy is focusing on four environmental objectives - climate change mitigation, climate change ...

Government commits to establishing green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones committed to working with the finance industry to establish national standards for a green taxonomy that will define sustainable finance in Australia. Jones stopped short of committing to legislating the forthcoming ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... current state of the global green bond market. Bigos talks to the burgeoning $1 trillion green bond market and how green finance will play a critical role in building sustainable economies. Earlier this year, AXA IM brought the AXA IM Global Green Bond ...

Singapore to issue inaugural sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability efforts across MAS and help the organisation build deeper capabilities. The group coordinates MAS' green finance and sustainability agenda - "strengthen the financial sector's resilience against environmental risks; develop a vibrant ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Switzerland, convened by TNFD Taskforce Member UBS on an interim basis; and the United Kingdom, convened by the Green Finance Institute (GFI).