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Assessing companies ability to make the low carbon transition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... partnered with the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) to develop a series of global indices that track companies and sovereign bonds based on their ability to transition to a low carbon economy. Constituent weights are based on five key climate considerations ...

Igneo refinances green credit facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... total $750 million facility was established in 2021. The GTCF portion of the cash facility is certified through the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and is a "short-term bridging credit facility providing GDIF with continuous access to capital to fund ...

Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... systemic risk for the Australian economy and creates uncertainty about the fiscal impacts of climate change on government bonds. The federal court has approved a settlement between the Commonwealth and Kathleen O'Donnell in a case was filed in 2020 ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... year. The property company established its Sustainable Finance Framework in 2020, designed to support sustainability-linked bonds and loans. Scentre Group was awarded Global Sector Leader in Development, ranking first in retail for the third consecutive ...

New NZ gov scraps 2030 emissions goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Finance attracted First Sentier Investors and Natixis Investment Managers in a $170 million capital raise for its Climate Bonds Initiative-certified Solar Finance programme, New Zealand's largest residential power purchase agreement portfolio. In ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Arup has become the first engineering consultancy in the Asia Pacific to be awarded the Approved Verifier status for green bonds by the Climate Bonds Standard Board. The Climate Bonds Initiative scheme is a global framework used by borrowers, issuers ...

New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... voluntary standard for the use of a "European Green Bond" or "EuGP" label. It is the first standard in the world to define green bonds. The regulation enforces uniform, EU sustainable taxonomy-aligned, standards for issuers who wish to use the label ...

Solving carbon credit concerns with blockchain

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... blockchain technology in private equity fund administration in 2017, supporting the tokenisation and fractionalisation of bonds in 2020 and partnering in the launch of institutional-grade crypto asset custodian Zodia Custody in 2021. "We feel it is important ...

NZ solar attracts $170 million international capital raise

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Investors and Natixis Investment Managers. Green Investment Finance (NZGIF)'s issuance has been certified by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) and will finance Aotearoa New Zealand's largest residential power purchase agreement portfolio. Managed by ...

Investors eye opportunities in Housing Australia Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... this does if we can really move quickly is unlock supply." The next stage will be setting in the details of the fund, the bonds that will gather the cash to seed the fund and how private capital leverages this fund to accelerate investment in affordable ...