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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).

Fintech Bloom Impact to cultivate retail climate investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... to help people own and participate in the clean energy transition," Socquet-Clerc said. "I'm passionate about green finance, and I want to help people to switch their finance to green positions, because I see scalable impact. "I see people who are ...

CBA announces $250 in green financing deals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank has announced two green finance transactions with separate investors that total another $250 million in green finance vehicles. IFM Investors has entered into a $200 million fixed-rate, Environmental, Social and Governance Term Deposit ...

FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Latham said. "In the case of this facility, we have the four majors for this facility. They've also been very pro-green finance and so there is support for that and slightly cheaper financing because of the green element. The GDIF facility was supported ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... of central bank and regulatory supervisor organisations with the goal of sharing information about incorporating green finance into business. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation has also formed a new board to introduce international ...

Charter Hall signs green development loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... retail space at ground level. The loan is a culmination of a six-month process that included the development of a green finance framework for Charter Hall, said Charter Hall head of treasury and group planning Phil Schretzmeyer. The loan has been certified ...

La Trobe Financial goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... underlying conviction and business objectives, Nesci said. She also noted that La Trobe will be launching a number of green finance products shortly. "We are very proud of the approval of our carbon neutral footprint program," said deputy CEO and chief ...