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Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The government announcement of a forthcoming Sovereign Green Bonds program has been welcomed, with fixed income managers pointing to increased Australian dollar-denominated green bond supply and enhanced transparency as positive future developments. ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... to expand its surveillance and enforcement functions. The government also announced it will introduce a Sovereign Green Bonds program "enabling investors to back public projects driving Australia's net zero transformation and boosting the scale and credibility ...

No role for monetary policy to address climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... England and the European Central Bank having adjusted their support for corporate bond markets to favour "greener" corporate bonds. "Credit allocation between sectors should not be the decision of unelected public officials," the review said. "...Governments ...

Amundi launches suite of Net Zero funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Zero Ambition Pioneer US Corporate Bond fund identifies opportunities primarily from the US Corporate bond universe (~7,500 bonds, ~850 issuers) and focuses on low carbon emissions at the portfolio level seeking to achieve a combination of income and ...

The "Wild West" of "blue" investing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... reached US$269.5 billion (AU$398.9 billion) in 2020, up from US$170 billion (AU$251. 6billion) in 2018, according to Climate Bonds Initiative. The European Union's Green Deal aims to mobilise public and private financial resources towards €1 trillion ...

CEFC doubles investment in Artesian bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... finance, including Amber, Brighte and Fable. "This follow-on investment will be used to accelerate growth in the emerging green bonds sector, crowding-in third party capital with each dollar of CEFC investment to be matched by a minimum of $2 capital ...

Bank Australia sets interim 2030 net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... reduce emissions by 64 per cent per square metre by 2030 from a 2021 baseline. The bank's target also covers its corporate bonds, commercial real estate and corporate loans. "As a financial institution, we need to include financed emissions," said Bank ...

Global investors set net zero target, implementation lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... or central to their investment policy and this is projected to increase to 66% over the next two years. Equities, green bonds and private markets are the leading asset classes for biodiversity integration, however the biggest barriers to implementation ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Sustainable bond issuance globally has surpassed US$3 trillion, yet less than 1 percent of that amount is dedicated to bonds that empower women and girls as a priority objective. With gender lens investing gaining traction as part of overall sustainable ...

Podcast: Greening corporate finance - Alison Chan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... previously worked at National Australia Bank where she was director, sustainable finance, as a senior advisor to the Climate Bonds Initiative, based in London, and began her career as an attorney.