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Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... announced a PFAS Roadmap to deal with contamination spanning a series of actions including proposed federal limits on drinking water for six PFAS. "ESG analysts and Asset Managers are closely following these developments and I believe that the size of ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... sustainable economy, said QTC head of funding strategy and investor relations Jose Fajardo. Assets in the green bond pool include water infrastructure, renewable energy and low carbon transport, he said. "QTC's green bond pool stands at $16.8 billion," ...

WEF to unlock US$2.8 tr clean energy investment in global majority nations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... carbon-neutral and nature-positive world by 2050 while supplying affordable, secure and inclusive access to energy, food and water. Conversely, leaders also suggested that companies should pay an additional "green premium" - and select more expensive ...

VC initiative to catalyse AgTech for climate solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Studio is likely to look at deeptech solutions, Archibald noted. "Some of the things will be around how do increase the water holding capacity of soil, how do we look at algorithms that give us high quality predictive models around microclimate and whether ...

A rising tide for blue bond investment: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... current market for blue bonds is "nascent", the potential demand for bonds whose use of proceeds fund ocean-friendly and clean water projects could grow rapidly in tandem with the increased investor and corporate focus on biodiversity, according to T. ...

Growing scope for investing in natural capital: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... protection and restoration of ecosystems (including biodiversity benefits) while addressing societal challenges such as food and water security to enhance human wellbeing. "Protecting, restoring, and sustainably managing natural ecosystems and biodiversity ...

Podcast: Will PFAS be everywhere forever? Investing in PFAS solutions with Georgia Hall

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  SUNDAY, 7 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
In August 2024, it was revealed that PFAS known as 'forever chemicals' have been found in water filtration plants and even in platypus livers across NSW. Australian authorities said these were at a 'safe' level of exposure for the population ...

Climate Change Authority releases ACCU and NGERS reviews

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Act every three years and the NGER Scheme every five years. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will announce a government response to all the recommendations by mid-2024. NGERS is used to measure and report greenhouse ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... environmentally sustainable management of living natural resources and land use, biodiversity conservation, sustainable water and wastewater management, circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Sovereign green bonds will also be assessed ...

Here's what happened at COP28 so far

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... markets take centre stage At COP28 leaders are highlighting the need to make climate finance more accessible and affordable. Water featured for only the second time at a COP, and several emerging economies launched carbon market initiatives. COP28: Countries ...