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NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... state. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia The NSW state government issued the program, called On TRACC (Transition Reintegration and Community Connection Service). The service provides "intensive, individual support to parolees, particularly ...

Mirvac partners with YWCA NSW for social enterprise HQ cafe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... help and protect women and children threatened with domestic violence across the state." YWCA NSW is "undergoing a transition to an organisation that is the voice of women" and is expanding domestic violence services, Bligh said. As part of this restructure ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... the AXA WF Planet Bond fund, which actively invests in green bonds and "environmental projects that facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy." AMP Capital Investors does examine ESG issues as it impacts on corporate and sovereign bonds, and ...

MEP Werke GmbH, Strasser Capital join Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... the CBI community our expertise in developing and running successful businesses that capitalize on the global energy transition and thereby accelerate the development towards a low carbon economy. Further to this, we are currently structuring a long-term ...

IGCC outlines climate change policy priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... what is required, and what we're proposing is building the scaffolding." Investors will play a role in the economic transition to low carbon outcomes, and support an integrated policy response to manage climate change. The seven priorities outlined by ...

Verdia to assist companies on energy efficiency project design

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Energy Efficient Financing Program, which will finance business investment in projects to increase energy efficiency or transition to solar power. The Westpac Efficient Financing Program is designed for customers in sectors including education and health ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... and outcomes would be a flow on in parallel to the work that investors will do out, for example, in investing in the transition to a low carbon economy, Reynolds said. In terms of regional developments, PRI has integrated the Association for Sustainable ...

Investor groups publish sustainable real estate guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... change risks and opportunities will only become more important over time following the historic Paris commitment to transition to a net zero emissions economy. The development of this action framework provides investors with the support they need to ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Three Australian superannuation funds have achieved the highest mark of AAA in the 2016 Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s 2016 benchmark index. AODP this week released the 2016 Global Climate 500 Index, which rates the world's 500 biggest asset ...

Is the electrical utility sector prepared for low-carbon economy?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Institutional investors are concerned that some companies in the electric utility sector are not adequately prepared for the transition to a lower carbon economy signalled in the Paris Agreement, according to a global network of investors that have published ...