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Australian sustainable fund labelling proposal focuses on UK alignment
07 June 2024The developers of the Australian sustainable fund labelling proposals are looking "very closely" at the UK naming rules to see "whether we can align" with the requirements published in November.
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'Green enabler' green bonds are 'wishful thinking'
06 June 2024Singaporean petrochemicals and natural resource firm ChemOne said the journey to finding a route for sustainable financing for 'green enabling' activities is a good idea, ...
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JETPs slow with execution and delivery, say banks
06 June 2024Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) are slow with their execution and delivery, despite ambitious approaches, a group of banks and investors have claimed.
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Policymakers urged to push for taxonomy equivalence over interoperability
04 June 2024While interoperability of taxonomies should be welcomed, it is "not enough" and policymakers need to move towards equivalence, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.
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Australia raises AUD7bn from three-times oversubscribed green bond debut
04 June 2024The Australian government has raised AUD7 billion ($4.7 billion) from its debut sovereign green bond, with the final orderbook around AUD23 billion.
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Asia leading Europe on transition integration, conference hears
04 June 2024Asia has moved ahead of Europe in integrating transition into sustainability discussions, an Environmental Finance conference has heard, with investors "finally coming around" to accept potential greenwashing risks of transition investments.
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Feedback sought on first draft of Australian taxonomy
28 May 2024The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has opened a public consultation on the first draft of its proposed taxonomy, including its headline ambitions and first three priority areas.
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Australian government wins investor group praise for climate funding
15 May 2024Investor groups have welcomed a AUD22.7 billion ($15.1 billion) funding package the Australian government has pledged to support the transition to net zero, development of sustainability fund labels and tackling 'greenwashing'.
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Japan to study 'financed emissions' in second climate scenario analysis of banks
10 May 2024The Bank of Japan (BoJ) and Financial Services Agency (FSA) are preparing to run a second climate scenario analysis of three major Japanese banks, which could include analysis of the banks' 'financed emissions'.
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Hong Kong publishes 'reframed' sustainable finance taxonomy
07 May 2024The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published its Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance, a sustainable classification framework for the local market.