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Seeking action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh has been labelled an implementation COP, where governments, investors and other actors are called upon to demonstrate how they're going to implement what was promised a year ago in Glasgow at COP26. However, others have ...

Australia joins COP27 forests partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Partnership include Canada, Ecuador, Finland, Gabon, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the UK and the US. "The Australian Government is getting ahead with climate action, working with industry and the community to decarbonise the economy and our forests ...

Experts weigh net zero risks, opportunities of Origin Energy bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... MidOcean/EIG in late 2021, but Noble noted that the policy settings in Australia had changed with the change in federal government. "National interest changes over time," he said. "We've seen this in the conversation over the Darwin Port sale. At one ...

CDP to adopt ISSB climate standard from 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
CDP has announce that it will incorporate the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate-related Disclosures Standard from the 2024 disclosure cycle. The announcement came at COP27 at Sharm el-Sheikh. The announcement means that the ...

Regulatory roundup on key sustainability developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... finance in Australia. Jones stopped short of committing to legislating the forthcoming green taxonomy, but said that government will consult with industry when the final version of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) green taxonomy is ...

Altius Asset Management publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... are whole classes of securities that are not captured within the funds or their benchmarks, such as sovereigns, semi government authorities, and some corporate bonds." Altius is working with issuers on methodologies for further disclosure. "One of the ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... commit to net zero targets, there has been some "splintering" on what that means, but McBain noted that this is where government policy plays its role. "You need the governments to also back up these financial institutions," McBain said. "It can't be ...

CEFC allocated additional $8.6 billion in budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
The federal government has injected an additional $8.6 billion into the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) as part of the federal budget. The new funding will be the first new allocation to the CEFC since its inception 10 years ago, and comes as ...

Government commits to establishing green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... finance in Australia. Jones stopped short of committing to legislating the forthcoming green taxonomy, but said that government will consult with industry when the final version of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) green taxonomy is ...

CareSuper, Yarra Capital fill ESG roles

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainability measurement and social impact, and has led projects on social enterprise and impact investing for the Victorian government and the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia. "We are incredibly excited to be welcoming Erin to Yarra," ...