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FSI unlocks green finance for unlisted infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Principles. Eligible asset categories are defined in the framework under Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) standards and the EU Taxonomy, and include renewable energy, energy efficiency, waste management, clean transportation and sustainable water management. ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... circular economy as a way to raise levels of holistic ESG consideration. "If you look at the EU Green New Deal and the taxonomy we're starting to see, there is a growing expectation that if you're doing things with sustainability, you're ...

ASFI reports on momentum towards sustainable finance sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... people. ASFI has reprioritised some of the recommendations, particularly the development of an Australian sustainability taxonomy to guide the definitions, labels and standards that guide product development, customer service delivery and capital allocation ...

SGX CEO calls for increased international collaboration on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... markets, there is an urgent need for the multiple stakeholders to work together to enhance policies, regulation, data, taxonomy and use of technology, among others," he said. Loh noted that exchanges such as SGX have a role to play in this, pointing ...

NZ climate disclosure legislation to affect Australian entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... said Matthew Arnold, director, NZ Institutional, Russell Investments. "The challenge for the industry is to agree on the taxonomy and work together to ensure that investors clearly understand what it all means. We've worked with some of New Zealand's ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... Bond Principles and the Climate Bonds Initiative, towards regulation and legal definitions such as the European Union taxonomy for sustainable activities. Gordillo noted. "The natural evolution in the market is that it's something started by actors defining ...

Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... data. "The real challenge has been on the data, and is a common thing that we're still seeing within Europe with the EU taxonomy work," Clements said. "It's a very difficult metric to get the number for a large part of the green economy. We've looked ...

Regnan launches global equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... goal is to find the best solutions to those particular challenges," Crockford said. "We built something called our SDG taxonomy, and the idea was, when we started building it in 2015, that as you go thru the 169 targets, you can start trying to match ...

Industry considers Australian sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
The development of an industry-led taxonomy to provide common definitions of sustainable finance across investment, banking and insurance is one of the next steps in implementing the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative roadmap (ASFI), but while ...

Social, economic consequences of climate change "devastating": Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... investors will have to fulfil, requirements in terms of classifying how green their funds are and reporting in line with the taxonomy on the extent to which your portfolios meet environmental objectives. "The idea is that they want to accelerate a transition ...