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SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... growth, equality, and climate. The fund aims to support close to 60,000 jobs and avoid approximately 450,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent each year, according to FMO's analysis. Approximately US$100 million of eligible loans have been lined ...

New code of practice guidance for voluntary carbon markets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) has released guidance to help direct finance to climate mitigation initiatives and commitment beyond science-aligned emissions cuts. The new guidance for the Claims Code of Practice aims to accelerate ...

Carbon credit review falls short on CO2 capture and slavery

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... An independent review to be released next month will inform how Canberra moves forward amid criticisms of its Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme. Ahead of release, FS Sustainability has learnt the recommendations won't address modern slavery ...

Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... of the global economy. The superfund, which has $75 billion in funds under management, has a goal to achieve a net zero carbon footprint by 2050. "In a world increasingly reliant on data, and through the global growth in cloud-based technologies and ...

COP28 Unveiled: Assessing Global Climate Progress and the Road Ahead

VIRGINIE DERUE  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... (IPCC). From the outset, COP28 has been steeped in controversy, namely because of insufficient progress made towards reducing carbon dioxide emissions - which reached a record high in 20221 - and because of its Emirati presidency. The IPCC report's ...

Greenwashing a serious threat to financial markets: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Court said the regulator is considering widening its greenwashing focus to include net zero statements, use of terms like "carbon neutral" and the scope and application of investment exclusions and screens. While recent and ongoing cases have centred ...

BlackRock's Evergreen Infrastructure fund scores US$1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... that will partner with them as they adapt their businesses and navigate an accelerating long-term shift towards a lower-carbon economy. "Evergreen's forward-looking lens, partnership approach, and focus on core businesses and assets is designed to help ...

La Trobe University inks sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... interest rate to performance against social and environmental KPIs including emissions reduction, renewable generation and carbon neutrality initiatives; sustainable transport initiatives involving the conversion of vehicle fleet to electric vehicles ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... market participants to better understand the relative positioning of non-financial corporates as they transition to a low-carbon future," Brian Cahill, global head of ESG at Moody's Investors Service said. ISS STOXX updates EU Taxonomy Alignment ...

Sustainable bonds underperform on climate targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Based Targets initiative (SBTi) hasn't yet finalised a target-approval methodology. Labelled-bond issuers succeed in having carbon-reduction targets covering all three emission scopes (Scopes 1, 2, and 3), more than other issuers. Labelled-bond issuers ...