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TNFD guides board directors on assessing nature-related risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... produced in collaboration with Chapter Zero, Competent Boards, Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) and Green Finance Institute (GFI). It is designed to give board members the information they need to ensure that nature-related issues are being ...

China issues inaugural sovereign green bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... force that recommended the creation of a domestic green bonds market, and it has developed into "one of the largest green finance markets in the world." Commenting, Climate Bonds Initiative head of China programme Wenhong Xie said the issuance is a "landmark ...

ESG investing to skyrocket in APAC: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... and increasing awareness of environmental sustainability. Governments are implementing ESG-friendly policies and green finance initiatives to encourage responsible investing, the report said. Additionally, a rising middle class and environmentally conscious ...

NAB backs green bank for Aussie farmers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... eligible borrowers to lower the emissions of their operations, with loans facilitated by NAB. The loans are: NAB Green Finance for Vehicles and Equipment program: $200 million in CEFC capital to support a 0.5% interest rate discount on investments in ...

Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... changing global landscape. Regulatory momentum - including enhanced disclosure requirements, net-zero targets, and green finance initiatives - has created an urgent need for investors to adapt and engage, PRI said. It is this role that Tang steps into ...

Green finance taxonomy in final throes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has launched the final round of public consultation on a set of definitions to create a common language in investing and prevent greenwashing. The Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy will be a ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... sat on the European Commission's High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and the People's Bank of China's Green Finance Taskforce, chaired the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (FoSDA), and advised the Scottish Taskforce for Green and Sustainable ...

Green finance lags as planet on high alert

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... thresholds critical to sustaining life. ASFI's fourth annual Progress Tracker shows negligible improvement in Australian green finance flows this year compared to last, aligning with global trends. However, this represents just a fraction of overall ...

Nature taskforce announces leadership overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... eight other heavyweights. The other senior advisors hail from the World Economic Forum (WEF), Global Canopy, the Green Finance Institute, NatureFinance, and more. TNFD co-chair Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, who has held the role since the TNFD was launched ...

Aware and Macquarie partner on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Aware Super has inked a US$50 million deal to buy a speciality infrastructure finance company alongside Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) Green Investment Group (GIG). Aware's private equity team will co-invest in Galway Sustainable Capital (GSC) ...
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