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ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Vanguard misled investors via claims it made about certain ESG screens it applied to its Ethically Conscious Global Aggregate Bond Index Fund. On March 8, the indexing giant admitted to "engaging in conduct that was liable to mislead the public and that ...

Fund managers "eagerly" await green Treasury bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... adaptation, and improved environmental outcomes. Betashares responsible investments director Greg Liddell said the Treasury Green Bond has been "eagerly" awaited. "Treasury has developed a robust green bond framework aligned with international standards ...

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 ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... assures environmental objectives of use of proceeds and signifies alignment with global best practice standards. The country's Green Transformation (GX) policy aims to fund advanced sustainable technologies to transform industrial sectors, support national ...

Green bond investors left in the dark

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
Green bond investors find themselves navigating blind due to the lack of standardised emissions reporting methodologies, a specialist global asset manager has revealed. These impact bonds, designed to finance environmentally beneficial projects, also ...

Growth in green bond issuance brings choice, challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... issuance that is not there yet. For example, if you look at the environmental side, if you are investing in a mainly green bond portfolio, say, you may invest in companies that are not there yet in the transition, and have perhaps a fairly high carbon ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reductions 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. ...

Sunshine state issues $2.75bn green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has issued a $2.75 billion 10-year green bond. The bond, which has a yield of 4.75%, has a rating of AA+ (Stable) by S&P Global and Aa1 (Stable) by Moody's Investors Service and takes QTC's total term debt ...

China relaunches offsets market, releases biodiversity framework

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... biodiversity risks, dependencies and impacts. It also explores the potential for protection being incorporated into green bond standard, and for development of a biodiversity impact index. China was one of the first countries to sign on to the Convention ...

TCorp issues first sustainability bond of 2024

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... bonds, Chandler said. TCorp has a pool of $13.2 billion in projects that meet its Sustainability Bond Programme criteria for green, social and sustainable outcomes. As policy, TCorp overcollateralises its issuance by 10%. With the current $1.7 billion ...
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