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Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... structure will include junior equity and senior debt. GAIA will target 25 emerging market countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia with a focus on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The focus will be 70% climate ...

COP28: Climate finance, carbon markets take centre stage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... extreme weather and receive up to 80 times less climate finance. Australia did not sign on to the agreement. Countries across Asia, Africa, and South America, and the Pacific introduced landmark investment plans to implement the Paris Agreement and new ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... shortfall of US$55 trillion needed in the next decade to achieve net zero by 2030. Of the US$41 trillion gap, roughly 43%is in Asia. This represents 3% of GDP per annum for the US and many EU countries - and 15% in some Asian nations. This uneven investment ...

SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Allianz, FMO and Skandia, will support affordable energy, financial inclusion and sustainable agriculture in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. The blended finance model means institutional investors will co-invest in a portfolio of loan ...

Gender pay gap a key diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... most markets in the last 10-15 years and overall, board diversity has gone up in developed markets. It's not great in Asia and it's still not very good in some smaller companies, even in Australia, which drags down the portfolio-level gender ...

Podcast: Driving the just transition in APAC - Jane Ho

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... impact on investment considerations. Joining us for this conversation is BNP Paribas Asset Management head of stewardship, Asia Pacific, Jane Ho. Jane discusses how she implements the global aims of energy transition, environmental sustainability and ...

Slow progress on human rights in business

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... representation, compensation and benefits, health and wellbeing, violence and harassment, and marketplace and community. In the Asia Pacific, top companies were Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing, Coles Group, Wilmar International,, Woolworths Group, and Wesfarmers ...

Don't neglect the SDGs in sustainable finance strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... elements that can "support and reinforce corporate engagement and investment in the SDG 2030 targets, particularly in the Asia-Pacific." "If you look at our sustainable finance strategy - which I think is really good and I am not criticizing it -a lot ...

H2Kwinana Hydrogen Hub gets $70m government backing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... refinery as the starting point for Kwinana Renewable Fuels and H2Kwinana," said bp vice president hydrogen, Australia and Asia Pacific Lucy Nation. " Both of these projects will allow us to supply ourselves and our customers with products that allow ...

Macquarie opens clean energy arm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
The world's biggest infrastructure asset manager, Macquarie Asset Management, has launched a $10 billion onshore renewable energy business to attract long-term investment capital. Aula Energy will develop and operate utility-scale wind, solar and ...