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Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Arup has become the first engineering consultancy in the Asia Pacific to be awarded the Approved Verifier status for green bonds by the Climate Bonds Standard Board. The Climate Bonds Initiative scheme is a global framework used by borrowers, issuers ...

New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... voluntary standard for the use of a "European Green Bond" or "EuGP" label. It is the first standard in the world to define green bonds. The regulation enforces uniform, EU sustainable taxonomy-aligned, standards for issuers who wish to use the label ...

Solving carbon credit concerns with blockchain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... blockchain technology in private equity fund administration in 2017, supporting the tokenisation and fractionalisation of bonds in 2020 and partnering in the launch of institutional-grade crypto asset custodian Zodia Custody in 2021. "We feel it is important ...

NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Investors and Natixis Investment Managers. Green Investment Finance (NZGIF)'s issuance has been certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and will finance Aotearoa New Zealand's largest residential power purchase agreement portfolio. Managed by ...

Investors eye opportunities in Housing Australia Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... this does if we can really move quickly is unlock supply." The next stage will be setting in the details of the fund, the bonds that will gather the cash to seed the fund and how private capital leverages this fund to accelerate investment in affordable ...

Australian Ethical crowned most sustainable

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Colonial First State, GQG Partners, Greencape Capital, Hyperion Asset Management, Investors Mutual Limited, Jamieson Coote Bonds, Magellan Group, Platinum, and Solaris Investment Management. According to Morningstar, this distribution reflects the variety ...

Government commits public service to net zero by 2030

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... going to be very important." Connor likened government purchasing of ACCUs to government purchasing of Australian treasury bonds - a process to be managed, but not unfamiliar. "Offset purchases will be important but not massively significant given the ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... climate performance of large economies, such as Australia, as these are critical factors in our assessment of government bonds. In addition, their performance plays an important role in our macro view that supports investment decisions in equities and ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth of Australia will for the first time disclose climate risk in sovereign bonds following the settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case was filed in 2020 by Kathleen O'Donnell, represented pro bono by Equity Generation ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... with score providers through a robust risk management framework. Since ESG encompasses various aspects ranging from green bonds to risk management strategies, it influences the broad spectrum of investor objectives. "ESG can take many forms," McNeil ...