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Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has issued a $2.75 billion 10-year green bond. The bond, which has a yield of 4.75%, has a rating of AA+ (Stable) by S&P Global and Aa1 (Stable) by Moody's Investors Service and takes QTC's total term debt ...

Ad industry proposes greenwashing code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The peak body for Australia's advertisers is taking on greenwashing via a new draft code. The Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) has released an exposure draft Environmental Claims Code that they say will form an integral part of ...

Media a strong influence on corporate decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
More than two-thirds of Australian C-suite leaders report that the media impacts on their decision-making around ESG strategy. Corporate leaders sought ESG news mainly through dedicated ESG publications and websites such as FS Sustainability, as well ...

BlackRock admits stakeholder pressure on ESG a risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
For the first time in its quarterly earnings report, BlackRock identified stakeholder pressure on ESG and AI as risk factors that may influence returns. In its earnings release published on Friday, the firm warned that "increasing focus from stakeholders ...

$200m social housing catalyst for clean energy sector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian federal and NSW state government have announced a partnership of $200 million in funding for clean energy upgrades on social housing and low-income rentals. The funding will go towards upgrading housing stock in the parts of New South ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management has updated its Global Sustainability Strategy with a focus on ESG integration and stewardship. It comes as a response to new regulations as well as evolving consumer and investor expectations. As of September 2023, its ...

Podcast: Banking on the future with Australia's green bank

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is Australia's green bank. Over the last 10 years, the CEFC has deployed more than ten billion dollars to invest in decarbonising Australia with an annualised cumulative return of 4.24%. But almost more importantly ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Although the 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 ...

Treasury publishes climate disclosure legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Super funds with more than $5 billion in assets under management will have to report on the financial impacts of climate change from 1 July 2026, according to mandatory climate risk reporting legislation proposed by government. Treasury released the ...

Paris overshoot: are investors prepared?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
In the face of projections that 2024 is set to surpass the 1.5°C Paris Agreement threshold, experts are concerned that investors are unprepared for the escalating risks associated with climate change. Investors navigate these risks by employing models ...