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Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... share those values. We know our members want to create a bright future for the children of tomorrow and the fact we are carbon neutral bank and have committed to not directly invest in fossil fuels is something they value." Equally, there is wholesale ...

Australian cities disclose emissions data to CDP cities program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... provides much needed global visibility to those who are preparing for the impacts of climate change and reducing their carbon footprint,' said Adelaide Lord Mayor Martin Haese. 'The City of Adelaide works in close partnership with the Government of South ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... and foremost addressing Australia's over-supplied energy generation market," Vesey said. "An orderly exit of aged, high carbon emitting plant is integral to creating sustainable conditions for further investment in new renewables and Australia's pathway ...

Treasury Corporation of Victoria issues green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative CEO." "Funding for new infrastructure in public transport, clean energy and low carbon building development will all be boosted from this landmark green bond issuance, which meets international best practice ...

Responsible investment AUM tops AU$630 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... themed funds "such as sustainable agriculture funds, green themed property funds, as well as a strong emergence of low carbon funds." Impact investment has also continued to show strong growth, increasing by 74% to AU$3.7 billion. The significant growth ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... themselves stranded in the vagaries of national policies." With the states and territories making commitments on net zero carbon emissions and development of renewable energy infrastructure, there is a risk of policy slippage between states and federal ...

Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... issuance. The majority of climate bonds - 78% - is investment grade, and majority of bonds have tenors of 10 years or more. Low carbon transport was the largest single sector, accounting for $464 billion or 67% of the total climate aligned universe ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... 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 while the impact ...

CEFC provides $68m finance to Geelong office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... efficiency standard than initially planned, which reflects CEFC's strategy to push the Australian commercial property sector to carbon neutral buildings, said Paul McCartney, CEFC chief origination and transactions officer. "What we're trying to do is ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... she said. "One of the bits of the Paris Agreement that really gets to the heart of the matter is the call to be net zero carbon emissions by the end of the century. That, to me, is what directors have to look at - what does my business look like with ...