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Frasers Property inks fresh sustainability-linked loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... Bank, Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation, and United Overseas Bank Limited. ANZ was the facility agent. "Sustainable financing plays an important role in encouraging sustainable development and is an integral part of the group's net-zero carbon journey ...

ASIC issues more greenwashing fines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Super] claimed to prevent investment in companies involved in 'polluting and carbon intensive activities', 'financing or support of activities which cause environmental and social harm' and 'poor corporate governance'." ASIC said ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... momentum for many Orange Bond transactions to come in the near future, making it a game changer for the sustainable financing market," said Nuveen head of ESG/impact - fixed income Stephen Liberatore. "IIX's commitment to achieving meaningful impact ...

Podcast: Talking green bonds and sustainable economic growth with Ecaterina Bigos

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... The fund substantially invests in an open-ended Luxembourg fund which invests a minimum 75% of its net assets in bonds financing environmental projects. AXA IM currently manages over $20 billion worth of green bonds as at end of 2021. The fund seeks ...

Low carbon APAC ETF lists on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... "Financial institutions should play an active catalytic role in injecting new momentum into the low carbon industry through financing and promoting the realisation of China's dual carbon goals. "As the first Singapore-listed low carbon ETF covering ...

New Zealand to issue green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... Program will provide finance to projects that contribute to climate and environmental objectives. "Green Bonds provide financing to advance climate change and environmental priorities like the transition to clean transport and support for biodiversity," ...

CEFC, ANZ provide discount finance for SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... benefits that renewable energy, battery storage and energy efficient equipment can deliver. The finance extends CEFC co-financing programs, which have seen financial institutions provide more than 5,500 asset loans to business borrowers Australia-wide. ...

Westpac sets 2030 net zero commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... absolute financed emissions by 2030, relative to a 2021 baseline. As part of that, the bank will "only consider directly financing new greenfield oil and gas projects that are in accordance with the International Energy Agency's Net Zero by 2050 ...

Gap in financing solutions for refugees: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Despite increasing investor interest and corporate support, the sustainable finance sector is lagging when it comes to financing solutions aimed at assisting refugees, according to a report from ISS ESG. In recognition of World Refugee Week, ISS ESG ...

Sustainable debt, finance in strong start to 2022: ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... companies," said HSBC head of debt capital markets, Australia Andrew Duncan. "We expect SLBs and other sustainability linked financing to become more popular as ESG becomes an increasingly significant element of investment decisions."