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RIAA: Green bonds broaden investor appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... ESG-focused financial advisers entering the industry this year are joining at the right time, with a sturdier set of green bonds for client portfolios thanks to imminent EU laws. Sustainable investing decisions made locally are partly shaped by what's ...

Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... appointed as Joint Lead Managers (JLMs) for the initial public offering of the first June 2034 green Treasury bond. The green bonds are set to be issued between April and June 2024 by the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) on behalf of ...

Key sector could boost economy by $100 billion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... compared with the US spending more than double this, and South Korea almost triple. Innovative finance mechanisms such as green bonds can be used to allocate funding towards research and development initiatives in areas such as renewable energy and green ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... vastly different carbon emissions data depending on which methodology is used, hindering transparency for investors. Green bonds assist in financing the net zero transition and typically target climate mitigation activities such as renewable energy. ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... in hazardous chemical production and its removal from the environment through innovative funding mechanisms such as green bonds. Global chemical production has doubled between 2000 and 2017, now underpins the functioning of modern manufacturing. A recent ...

A rising tide for blue bond investment: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... portfolio manager, global impact credit strategy Matt Lawton compares the state of the blue bond market ot the size of green bonds 15 years ago. "As we forecast out what supply could look like, the analysis we carried out is candidly more focused on ...

Government sets stage for sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
Canberra has released the framework for how it will identify, manage, issue and report on sovereign green bonds. The government's green bond program will select assets based on one or more of the government's three green goals - climate change ...

Podcast: Bonds, Green Bonds - Arnaud-Guilhem Lamy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode brought to you by BNP Paribas Asset Management, we'll be talking about green bonds and their role in investments and how they assist in achieving net zero aims. Joining us for this conversation is BNP Paribas Asset Management Head ...

Arup becomes approved verifier for Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Arup has become the first engineering consultancy in the Asia Pacific to be awarded the Approved Verifier status for green bonds by the Climate Bonds Standard Board. The Climate Bonds Initiative scheme is a global framework used by borrowers, issuers ...

New EU rules at the border and beyond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... voluntary standard for the use of a "European Green Bond" or "EuGP" label. It is the first standard in the world to define green bonds. The regulation enforces uniform, EU sustainable taxonomy-aligned, standards for issuers who wish to use the label ...
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