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New fintech partnership tracks carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A carbon tracker and an AI engagement platform for financial institutions have joined forces to provide climate-conscious spending solutions. Cogo will track carbon emissions for clients of Personetics, a global firm with over 130 bank partnerships ...

Funding green buildings risks greenwashing accusations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Climate Energy Finance (CEF) says buildings are the "low-hanging fruit" that make up the lion's share of the big four banks' sustainable finance target (SFT) of $385 billion by 2030 - while just 7% flows to financing clean energy and hard-to-abate sectors. ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... The benchmark assesses more than 1000 ESG funds, as well as impact funds, climate funds, and compliance with Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and Sharia Law. The yardstick allows investors to assess ...

Canberra's new plan a winner for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... and use our unique resources to realise our competitive advantage." Tim Buckley, director of think tank Climate Energy Finance said the US's IRA - and China's response - "change everything". "Australia can't rely on the traditional notion ...

Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... evolving global landscape." In response to this and similar findings, Canberra recently released its first Sustainable Finance Capability Framework - upskilling the finance sector on sustainability. The consultation paper is open until the end of April ...

Borrowers pressured for plans as Scope 3 left in dust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
Almost half (42%) of energy companies on Citi bank's loan book do not have climate transition plans. The US bank's recently released climate report ranked energy companies from "low" to "strong" based on emissions reduction plans. It found current transition ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... PV panels from China, energy analyst Tim Buckey said. Buckley, who is director of independent think tank Climate Energy Finance, said the initiative will boost regions and workforces with historic dependency on fossil fuels. The funding will "expand ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... including in 12 product disclosure statements, a media release about the fund's launch, statements on its website, a Finance News Network interview featuring then-product research and development manager Rachel White on YouTube, and during a presentation ...

Historic data stymies climate risk pricing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... change and manage these risks in the best interests of their clients and fund members. More work is needed in greening finance - most especially, a growing need for greater research and evidence on which investors can base their sustainable investing ...

Larry Fink letter urges pragmatism

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... fastest growing segments of private markets - driven by the "mega force" of the energy transition. "In my nearly 50 years in finance, I've never seen more demand for energy infrastructure. And that's because many countries have twin aims: They want to ...