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J.P. Morgan vows $2.5 tn for sustainable development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... 2023 the firm invested over $200 billion towards green financing initiatives, including clean energy projects and green bonds, as well as $120 bn towards development finance. Fund flows to community development programs reached over $500 million, focusing ...

RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... ESG-focused financial advisers entering the industry this year are joining at the right time, with a sturdier set of green bonds for client portfolios thanks to imminent EU laws. Sustainable investing decisions made locally are partly shaped by what's ...

Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... appointed as Joint Lead Managers (JLMs) for the initial public offering of the first June 2034 green Treasury bond. The green bonds are set to be issued between April and June 2024 by the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) on behalf of ...

Key sector could boost economy by $100 billion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... compared with the US spending more than double this, and South Korea almost triple. Innovative finance mechanisms such as green bonds can be used to allocate funding towards research and development initiatives in areas such as renewable energy and green ...

Blue bonds: A growing resource for sustainability financing

MATT LAWTON, TONGAI KUNORUBWE  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable projects. Increasing degradation of inland water and ocean ecosystems have created an urgent need for solutions. Blue bonds are becoming an innovative means to finance marine projects as well as for water resource management. Blue financing ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... launch with proceeds going to fund Japan's carbon neutrality investment roadmap. The bond is certified under the Climate Bonds Standard, which assures environmental objectives of use of proceeds and signifies alignment with global best practice standards. ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... the lack of standardised emissions reporting methodologies, a specialist global asset manager has revealed. These impact bonds, designed to finance environmentally beneficial projects, also suffer from a scarcity of post-issuance reporting data. According ...

Growth in green bond issuance brings choice, challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainability (GSS+) bond market is in its infancy, but the growth in issuance as well as fund strategies covering that category of bonds means investors have increased choice, but also questions about transparency and how to measure impact. Asset consultant ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... in hazardous chemical production and its removal from the environment through innovative funding mechanisms such as green bonds. Global chemical production has doubled between 2000 and 2017, now underpins the functioning of modern manufacturing. A recent ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... since 13 June 2023 to $11 billion towards its indicative funding requirement of $14.5 billion for 2023-24. Proceeds from the bonds are allocated against qualifying projects and assets that support Queensland's pathway to climate resilience and an environmentally ...