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China issues inaugural sovereign green bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... London Stock Exchange's (LSE) international securities market, marking the first time that China has built a sovereign green bond. The issuances are aligned with China's commitment to scale up its nationally determined contributions by adopting more ...

UBS delays climate target to 2035

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... billion in bids from 105 investor institutions across Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America. Funds raised from the green bond go towards projects such as green hydrogen hubs, community batteries and clean transport, and programs to conserve biod ...

ESG investing to skyrocket in APAC: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The Asia Pacific ESG investing market is set to grow the fastest compared to other regions, rising by 21% in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in seven years' time. This is according to market research and consulting firm SNS Insider, which predicts ...

Climate transition poses GFC-level risk: Emmi

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The global fixed income debt market faces significant climate transition risks, with trillions of dollars in outstanding bonds exposed to potential financial disruption by 2030, according to Emmi. This represents a GFC-level economic event, according ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... critical minerals mining will be a priority to drive the transition, Bioy says. Lower interest rates, the EU's first Green Bond Standard, and an increasing focus on transition plans, will boost sustainability-linked bonds issuance. New EU anti-greenwashing ...

Aus govt calls VCs and private equity to back circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Doubling Australia's circularity rate could deliver a $26 billion net economic boost to GDP by 2035, according to Canberra's inaugural plan for a circular economy. The Circular Economy Framework, released last week by the federal department of climate ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... commercially responsible way." QIC Real Estate previously issued a A$300 million Climate Bond Initiative (CBI) certified Green Bond in 2019 for QTCF, which outperformed its targets under the bond due to be repaid in 2025. QPF fund manager Briar Dowsett ...

Experts cynical of Adani outcome under Trump

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The stock market reacted quickly to the SEC's allegations of bribery and fraud against Adani Green and Azure Power - but this could be swept under the rug in a Trump-controlled America. Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani from Adani Green Energy Ltd, and Cyril ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... mandatory climate disclosure regime, ongoing work on a sustainable finance taxonomy, and the nation's first sovereign green bond issuance. "Australia has advanced its sustainable finance landscape," ASFI CEO, Kristy Graham said. "But there is more work ...

Regulator hones in on greenwash as climate laws tighten

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... and unsubstantiated claims. Their surveillance covers listed companies, managed funds, super funds, and the wholesale green bond market. "There is ample room for improvement, and we strongly encourage product issuers and their advisers to focus on the ...
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