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Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... encounter difficulty finding investors to buy their sovereign debt. New research finds carbon dioxide emissions, natural resources rents, and renewable energy adoption statistically impact sovereign bond yields and spread, forecasting that emission reduction ...

APRA strengthens super fund ESG responsibilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... to ESG factors are integrated into investment analysis, decision making and oversight, ensuring that the appropriate resources are available to identify and respond to material ESG factors," and specified assessment of climate risk exposures as part ...

Arup appoints state energy business leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... has worked for more than 20 years for Arup, most recently as principle for the firm's Southeast Asia Energy, Water and Resources business in Singapore. In that role, Briault led the expansion of Arup's Southeast Asia energy business where his portfolio ...

Bowen announces sectoral net zero strategy approaches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... develop plans specific to electricity and energy, industry, the built environment, agriculture and land, transport and resources. The plans will be a joint effort between Bowen's department and colleagues Ed Husic regarding industry and the built ...

ACCC publishes greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... depending on the size of the business. "The ACCC recognises that small businesses generally will not have access to the same resources as larger businesses and this will be taken into account when assessing the steps taken to verify environmental claims," ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... building an energy network fit for purpose in the 21st century, enabling Australia to capitalise on its abundant natural resources of wind and solar to decarbonise the grid." "Battery storage underpins a future balanced grid, ensuring that more clean ...

Global development banks release joint principles towards Paris alignment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... transformational impact of MDBs lie not only in the impact of their own disbursement but in the magnitude of additional resources they mobilise." EIB told FS Sustainability the methodology was an important step towards making a common baseline for operations ...

Robeco defines key business sustainability impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... said. "It has popped up as well in our new materiality analysis, which make sense when you think about it in terms of resources like recycling natural capital and it confirms the fact that we think this is one of our main focus areas." Identifying these ...

Experts evaluate impact of Modern Slavery Act review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... because the reality of the economy is that the risks are greatly differentiated, and we need to be able to prioritise resources to where risks are highest. "We know there is clearly higher risk associated with specific sectors and specific countries. ...

Hejaz invests in Islamic Bank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... future customers already waiting to open banking services. A restricted ADI licence "allows an entity time to develop resources and capabilities and to conduct limited banking business during its start-up phase," according to APRA. Deposits are limited ...