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Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... agenda," Mohammed Almheiri said. "The world has rallied together for the implementation of the 'COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action' with 134 nations endorsing it, in addition to support gained ...

Finance realignment urged as nature-positive trails 30:1

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... continuing with 'business as usual' poses a severe threat to our planet, reinforcing the urgent need for a transition to sustainable business practices and to stop the financing of nature destruction. "The net is tightening, with increased regulatory ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Action on Health. The first-ever COP health day acknowledged the health impacts of climate change and the need for sustainable and healthy food systems to meet climate and health goals. Over 150 entities signed a Call to Action for Transforming Food ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Potential eligible projects have been defined in alignment to the ICMA green categories and further aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals. Categories include renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation, green buildings, climate change ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has published two methodology papers towards the development of Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy. To achieve Australia's goals for renewables deployment, there is a growing pipeline of public ...

COP28: Australia signs Glasgow statement to end public finance for fossil fuels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Indigenous People's Day and financing net zero Federated Hermes announced a partnership with The Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet (GASP) to collaborate on a scalable platform that aligns impact-focused patient capital with the development needs ...

Super investment key to decarbonising Australia: ASFA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... order of 5 per cent higher than 'business-as-usual' levels," the paper said. ASFA supports the Australian government's sustainable finance strategy as well as plans for a national Capacity Investment Scheme. "The sustainable finance strategy really is ...

New advisory body for nature investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... greenwashing." Chair Ken Henry, economist and former secretary of the department of treasury, will be joined by Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) CEO Kristy Graham, outgoing Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) CEO Simon ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... about it," Al Jaber said. "Please, help me, show me a roadmap for a phase-out of fossil fuels that will allow for sustainable socio-economic development, unless you want to take the world back into caves." Carbon credits to phase out coal Announced on ...

SDG Loan Fund raises $1.1b of investor capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Investors have raised over US$1.1 billion of capital to advance the goals of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in emerging and frontier markets, using a blended finance model. Allianz Global Investors is managing the SDG Loan Fund ...