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Ausbil drops fossil fuel companies from sustainable fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... "That trend is accelerating, and we've seen countries and corporates making pledges towards next zero," Carlsson said. "China, the new US administration take climate change very seriously and you can see where this is heading. Companies have increasingly ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... with net-zero emissions commitments coming out in a flurry of activity from our major trading partners including Japan and China. In addition, the US election outcome will rapidly shift the direction of the second largest global emitter. Now well over ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... American - and possibly a global chapter for green transition, because it aligns so strongly now with Europe, the UK and now China," Petersen said. "You have the four biggest tranches of emissions on the planet almost at one in relation to the opportunity ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... France - 18% of the overall total. Germany and the US issued approximately 10% each. In Asia Pacific, South Korea, Japan and China accounted for 12% of collective issuance, in 6 th, 7 th and 10 th place respectively. Part of the surge in impact bond ...

Integrating impact investing in listed equity portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... aquaculture chain. It's also possible to find social impact through education. Another stock is Hope Education Group in China, which focuses on vocational skills development and built, retraining graduates to access workforce. Q: How do you measure ...

Climate, governance and supply chain top 2021 priorities: BofA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... like Asia,, it can be a different matter. "Depends a lot on the region where you're selling," Chopra said. "Companies in China are finding demand for sustainability is quite high, people are willing to pay up for sustainability - sneakers, toilet paper ...

Government to launch inquiry into financial sector and climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... have the US Federal Reserve saying it. APRA and the RBA are saying that. The Bank of England and the People'sBank of China are saying it." There are concerns that the inquiry could have a chilling effect on the climate related targets set by banks ...

Vellum Funds Management builds property with NDIS units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... direct real estate investment, capital management and corporate financing, which includes operations in Australia, mainland China and Hong Kong. BTR is a growing sector in Australia. As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, build-to-rent ...

ESG factors continue to outperform: Fidelity International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... Wang, Director, Sustainable Investing at Fidelity International also pointed to developments in sustainable investing in China, saying she believes China represents exciting prospects. "We're seeing investors both international and domestic driving ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... as of 30 June 2019 was $15.6 billion, 10th in cumulative global country rankings, 3rd in the Asia-Pacific region behind China (US$91.5 billion) and Japan (US$12.4 billion). Australia also stands out as having one of the highest percentages of issuance ...