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COP28: "Weak" Global Stocktake slammed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... state-owned oil company Adnoc and recently claimed "no science" behind fossil fuel phase-out. Australia, the US, UK, Canada and Japan all stated they will "not be a co-signatory" to "death certificates" for vulnerable small island nations. Andrew Forrest ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Denmark, the Dominican Republic, the European Commission, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Singapore, Spain ...

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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Statement on International Public Support for the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP), at COP28 in Dubai. Notably, Japan and Korea, two of Australia's largest trading partners, did not sign the statement. The CETP was launched at COP26 in Glasgow ...

COP28 day one recap: US$429m loss and damage fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... pledged US$100 million. EU countries pledged US$245 million, while the UK pledged $75 million, the US $24.5 million, and Japan $10 million. US President Joe Biden will work with Congress to potentially add an additional $17.5 million. The agreement was ...

Sustainable AUM tops US$30 trn despite tighter labels

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... markets globally, including data from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, the US Sustainable Investment Forum, Japan Sustainable Investment Forum, the Responsible Investment Association Canada, and the European Fund and Asset Management ...

Deutsche Bank finances Taiwan's largest offshore wind farm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... wind project to date. Upon completion the 1.0-gigawatt Hai Long, developed and owned by Canada's Northland Power Inc and Japan's Mitsui & Co, will supply roughly 10% of Taiwan's population (more than 1 million households) annually. Taiwan has a goal ...

ESG factors increasingly drive financial decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... (NZAMi), with 6% stating their intention to join within the next year. In Europe, 80% are signatories, in the UK 58%, in Japan 40%, and in the US 20%. Most signatories currently manage a small portion of their assets in line with net-zero objectives ...

Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Australia-domiciled funds lead four out of the top ten climate funds across the world (excluding Europe, China, and the US). iShares MSCI Japan Climate Action ETF bypassed Russell Investments Low Carbon Global Shares to top the list with assets of US$818 ...

Go digital for ESG, financial reporting: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... investors. If you're in New York, Tokyo or London, you can see and compare the financial performance of companies in the EU, Japan or the US where they have rolled out mandates for digital corporate reporting. "For Australia, you have to go to the ...

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Western Europe and Asia), 12 countries/markets (Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, (Hong Kong SAR), India, Japan, South Korea, the UK and the US) and 11 industries. It examined the correlation between a company's total stock returns ...