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IFC expands EDGE program to include BNP Paribas ClimateSeed program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... said. Building developers can choose from over 30 projects available on the ClimateSeed platform by project location, type or SDGs targeted. IFC EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) is an IFC online platform, a green building standard ...

ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... be able to properly ply our role in contributing capital towards sustainability outcomes, towards the Paris Agreement and SDGs, we need to understand how to value things that traditionally haven't been valued very well. We need some consistent and comparable ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... We're keen, we review every asset in the portfolio twice a year, in great detail." This focus on stewardship, ESG and the SDGs leads to activities such as encouraging apprenticeships, Mills pointed out. "One of our action focuses is around apprenticeships ...

TCorp issues record-breaking $1.8bn Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Newcastle Light Rail and Lower South Creek Treatment Programme. The NSW Sustainability Bond Framework is aligned to the UN SDGs, 2018 ICMA Green Bond Principles, Social Bond Principles and Sustainability Bond Guidelines. The Sustainability Bond Framework ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... low volatility. There's also a lot more discussion around the Sustainable Development Goals, and funds looking to integrate SDGs into the investment processes, and impact investing is clearly something that plays to that quite nicely." BlueOrchard offers ...

Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... aroundresponsible, ethical and sustainable digitalisation. It has three main initiatives - "We've nicknamed the first one the SDGs - the Sustainable Digitalisation Goals - defining at a city level what good outcomes look like with regards to responsible ...

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
VicSuper's 2019 annual report discloses alignments with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reporting member retirement savings support eight of the goals. The $23.7 billion industry fund has historically taken an industry-leading approach to ...

Robeco on ESG integration, SDGs and impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... has developed a framework which assesses the impact of companies towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of its integrated approach to sustainability in investing. Masja Zandbergen, head of sustainability integration at ...

Consultation paper seeks comment on disclosure of SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Scotland (ICAS) have published a discussion paper with recommendation on disclosing for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Professor Carol Adams Jointly authored by Professor Carol Adams, Russell Picot and Paul Druckman, Recommendations for SDG ...

Regnan reports depth, impact of engagement in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... organisational asset." Regnan has also commenced tracking of engagement in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). That tracking is going in two directions - firstly, in encouraging companies to " consider not only the areas where business ...