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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.

Podcast: What's next for green bonds?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Investment's head of responsible investment research and environmental economist David McNeil to talk about the outlook for green bonds in 2023, plus how being an environmental economist led him to his current job. Evaluating climate risk in corporate ...

AXA IM sets ESG targets for executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... that trajectory. Bigos explained that this means not only considering equities but also fixed income vehicles like green bonds, which she called a "marriage of capital and purpose." "The major difference between a nominal bond and a green bond is that ...

Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... asset-managed properties. To date, Frasers Property has secured over S$9 billion of green or sustainability-linked loans and bonds since its first green loan in September 2018, which constitutes approximately half of the group's net borrowings. Frasers ...

APAC outperforms amid global sustainable finance pullback

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... decrease of 26% compared to 2021, while green bond issuance totalled US$390.3 billion, a 19% decrease compared to 2021. Green bonds, sustainability bonds and social bonds all registered declines compared to a year ago, with social bonds leading the decliners ...

ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... are driven by a steering committee including IIX, UN CDF, Australian Aid, the US DFC, Nuveen, ANZ and others. "The Orange Bonds Principles are similar to Green Bond Principles in that they serve a similar function and objective, but in terms of the actual ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... agenda, including disclosure reforms and tackling greenwashing. Treasury will also look at the role of green or sustainable bonds, noting that "globally, sovereign green bonds are becoming more commonplace - to help develop sustainable finance markets ...