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Australia to Issue Inaugural Green Bond

ESG Today

The government of Australia will issue its first ever green bond next year, joining the growing ranks of sovereign debt issuers participating in the sustainable finance market to help fund their environmental sustainability initiatives, according to an announcement on Friday by Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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Changing Cities; Changing the World

Chris Hall

The Swedish city of Gothenburg published the last iteration of its Green Bond Framework back in 2019. [9] To deliver ambitious environmental goals, Gothenburg uses green bonds to raise necessary funds. Understanding those risks, the city leverages its green bonds to finance needed interventions.

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IGCC Welcomes Australia-New Zealand Climate Finance Pact 

Chris Hall

Australia and New Zealand have reached an agreement to tackle climate change that will see them collaborate alongside other Pacific countries to ensure the “resilience and prosperity” of the region.

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ESG: Process v. Product

Jon Hale

This is especially relevant in a time when the typical large corporation has more intangible than tangible assets on its balance sheet, and pressing issues like climate change (especially), natural-resource limits, competition for talent, and perceptions of a firm’s broader impact on the world can have material ramifications.

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Commodity AND Security

Chris Hall

UN Secretary-General António Guterres dubbed the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group report , released in February 2022, an “atlas for human suffering”, in recognition of the growing impact of climate change, as “a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity” draws near.

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ESG Explainer: China’s Climate Challenge

Chris Hall

An analysis published last year by the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change said China’s ETS would need to expand rapidly to cover other parts of the economy to keep the country on track to achieve net zero by 2060. The impacts of climate change on biodiversity are yet to be evaluated.”. billion kilowatts by 2030.

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This Week’s People Moves: AXA IM Appoints Head of Inclusion, Diversity and Engagement

Chris Hall

In 2005, he joined DHL and worked in a variety of roles, including Head of Talent Management for India, Head of HR for Sri Lanka & Bangladesh and Director of HR Performance & Programs for Asia Pacific. He also contributed to the drafting of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy and the upcoming UK Government Green Finance Strategy.