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China opposes UN calls for net zero shipping by 2050

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stated: "China highly values and actively supports IMO's efforts to address climate change. China believes that in carrying out relevant work, the IMO should follow the principle of common but differentiated ...

Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... global ramifications," TimesSquare Capital Management head of sustainability Yovanka Bylander said. Bylander also said that climate adjustment investment was set to increase over the coming decades. "We are unlikely to reach the 1.5 degree goals set ...

Stewardship part of fiduciary role and investment opportunity: BNP Paribas AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... relating to sustainable finance. Prior to joining BNPP AM, Ho was director of investor practice at the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) and work on global initiatives including the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, the Paris-Aligned Investment ...

World first $1.6bn Climate Bonds green loan: QIC and Vector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability coordinators on the transaction. The deal is the first Use of Proceeds instrument globally under the new Climate Bonds Standard Version 4.0, and is the largest Climate Bonds Certified green bank loan under the Climate Bonds' Electrical ...

Singapore to scale climate data with CDSC NZDPU partnership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
The Climate Data Steering Committee (CDSC), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on access to climate-related data. The collaboration will join MAS and SGX ...

Chinese listed companies that invest in ESG show higher quality financial reporting: Study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... conflicts, health and safety, employee relations, and diversity," Wu said. "Examples of environmental impacts include climate change, waste and pollution, deforestation, and resource depletion." "Factors that determine the quality of governance are executive ...

Snapshot: The rapid evolution of sustainable investing in Asia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Asia is in the midst of a rapid evolution in investment trends as governments, regulators and investors crack down on climate and corporate governance, according to global sustainable investment heads. There are opportunities for investors in the region ...

Nature Market Repair Bill: why some farmers oppose biodiversity offsets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... enhance or protect biodiversity would receive a tradeable certificate tracked through a national register. Farmers for Climate Action said the group supports the principal of the bill - which would provide an income for farmers to protect and restore ...

New Forests adds California forestry assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... hectare timber asset in the Mount Shasta region of California. It is the first asset acquired by New Forests' Forest Climate Solutions Fund (FCS) which focuses on combining returns from timber alongside carbon credits developed and sold in the California-regulated ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... contribution will support the delivery of a more diversified and secure energy mix for all Australians." Blackrock co-head of climate infrastructure Charlie Reid said: "We firmly believe battery storage is the critical technology of today - applied both ...