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Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... adoption of green bonds, loan and sustainability-linked finance can play a significant role in accelerating the decarbonisation of hard-to abate sectors." The report recommends that regulators "tilt the playing field towards green," and that providers ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... said Anna Skarbek, ClimateWorks Australia CEO. "That means the decisions they make matter enormously to the rapid decarbonisation of the Australian economy. "By setting targets now, superfunds can create the context in which their commitments become ...

BNP Paribas issues $140m in equity-linked green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... time, it gives emissions-focused companies access to a greater pool of capital, a powerful incentive to accelerate decarbonisation efforts." Liza McDonald, Head of Responsible Investments at First State Super, linked their allocation to the product as ...

CEFC invests $1.7 million in Australian agritech company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... efficiency, low carbon electricity, and electrification and fuel switching, bio-sequestration offers great potential for decarbonisation," Learmonth said. "Agricultural farmland accounts for billions of hectares of land around the world, which means ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... surprised by the sector." The result of the US elections in November will also impact on the trajectory of global decarbonisation, Cooper said. "In Europe, we've seen this in our portfolio performance since the beginning of May, which is when the regulatory ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... winners and losers as a result of this stimulus, Freedman said, with companies that are focused on resilience, decarbonisation, and the wellbeing of its community and workforce better poised to come out of the crisis. Freedman also pointed to the EU ...

CEFC to oversee $300m Advancing Hydrogen Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... important domestic and export industry," said Ian Learmonth, CEFC CEO. "Renewable hydrogen can enable the deep decarbonisation of notoriously difficult-to-abate sectors, particularly in transport and manufacturing, while accelerating the contribution ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Amandine Denis-Ryan, head of national programs, ClimateWorks Australia ClimateWorks Australia has published a report, Decarbonisation Futures: Solutions, actions and benchmarks for a net zero emissions Australia, outlining pathways where technology ...

Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... get up to full employment. That's where there is need to really focus on investments that lay the groundwork for decarbonisation of our economies. That means things like long-distance transmission projects, infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles ...

AXA IM develops carbon footpath strategy based on forward climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... emissions to a carbon footpath investment strategy that takes into consideration how companies are moving towards decarbonisation, according to AXA Investment Managers. Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA Rosenberg AXA Investment Managers ...