Search Results

Showing 61 - 70 of 404 results for "financing"

Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... higher renewable energy consumption, and lower natural resource rents," Ryan said. The researchers found that cheaper financing may counteract any short-term losses that industries may face from re-evaluating assets. Further, the savings made on funding ...

Mike Ng named first chief sustainability officer for OCBC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... transitioned into head of sustainability office, global wholesale banking. OCBC launched a structured SME Sustainable Financing Framework in 2020 to help SMEs in their net zero transition and has won several accolades for sustainable finance. The bank ...

Executive appointment roundup: State Street, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... announced several new hires for its global sustainable finance team as part of a target to hit $100 billion in sustainable financing and funding by the end of 2030. Cédric Chaudron has been hired to a new Brisbane-based role of executive director. Chaudron ...

ANZ augments sustainable finance team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... announced several new hires for its global sustainable finance team as part of a target to hit $100 billion in sustainable financing and funding by the end of 2030. Cédric Chaudron has been hired to a new Brisbane-based role of executive director, sustainable ...

World first $1.6bn Climate Bonds green loan: QIC and Vector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Climate Bonds' Electrical Grids and Storage eligibility criteria. The green loan was issued under Vector Metering's Green Financing Framework, developed in line with the Green Loan Principles 2023 update issued by the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association ...

Singapore to scale climate data with CDSC NZDPU partnership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... access reliable data on carbon emissions and disclose relevant climate-related information is critical for transition financing and decarbonisation efforts. This requires synergy and inter-operability across various climate-related data platforms in ...

Strong demand for green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... of proceeds and integrity of implementation. "As an example of ambition, imagine a power company prints a green bond, financing solar PV," Ou Yong said. "That's what we want, but imagine if you look at the issuer-level strategy, what happens if they ...

New net zero bondholder stewardship guidance: IIGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... holdings and protect value from climate change and transition risks. A long-term approach is recommended across the financing lifecycle, with specific considerations for pre-issuance engagement based on financed emissions, refinancing pipeline, and net ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
Ten multilateral development banks (MDBs) have identified the financing activities most closely aligned with achieving the intent of the Paris Agreement while also defining financing coal- and peat-related activities as not aligned. The MDBs involved ...

Climate Action 100+ ramps up corporate activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... to a particular industry segment - green steel or green hydrogen. It might look at exploring opportunities to enhance financing of technologies to accelerate progress. "From a thematic perspective, it might be aligned with particular indicators in the ...