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New fintech partnership tracks carbon

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... for financial institutions have joined forces to provide climate-conscious spending solutions. Cogo will track carbon emissions for clients of Personetics, a global firm with over 130 bank partnerships, allowing clients to understand carbon footprint ...

Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... becoming a priority for businesses, and this is expected to continue, said Lill. "Around 40% of total global carbon emissions come from real estate. With 85% of Europe's buildings over 20 years old, improving them provides a valuable solution to ...

China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... companies," BSE said in a background statement to the guidelines. Guidelines on sustainability data disclosure cover carbon emissions, biodiversity, circular economy, governance strategies, and climate plans related to adaptation, transition planning ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting data. According to Insight Investment, the absence of a uniform approach results in vastly different carbon emissions data depending on which methodology is used, hindering transparency for investors. Green bonds assist in financing the net ...

Ninety One launches emerging market transition debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Debt (EMTD) will aim to provide commercial financing "to support real-world efforts in mitigating and reducing carbon emissions where most needed," including investing in credit that provides new clean infrastructure and technology and to high-emitting ...

Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... governance issues accounted for 73% and 65% of sustainability efforts respectively. A focus on energy, waste and carbon emissions accounts for 88% of sustainability efforts, with large companies devoting 95% of resources to environmental issues. Strong ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... reported. ETS is the largest carbon trading market by greenhouse gas volume, covering around 4.7 billion tonnes of carbon emissions in 2022, according to International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP). ICAP is the forum for jurisdictions that have implemented ...

Element Zero raises US$10M for zero-carbon iron

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Zero will help transform Western Australia from the world's mine into the world's foundry, dramatically reducing carbon emissions in the process," co-founder and general partner of Playground Global, Peter Barrett, said. "Australia is poised to become ...

Northern Trust pulled up for greenwashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... global fund manager alleged false and misleading statements in the application of its negative screening for carbon emissions. The firm claimed its NT World Green Transition Index Fund excluded companies that "derive 5% or more of their total annual ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... decarbonising their direct emissions and reducing methane emissions, and over 100 countries committing to reduce carbon emissions in food and land-use. The Australian government rejoined the global Green Climate Fund with an initial contribution of $50 ...
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