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Financial Services industry has key role to play in financing the SDGs: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... those, and they've become more diverse in terms of the assets they're funding and in terms of the social issues and environmental issues they're tackling." That recognition can also drive the financial services industry to seize opportunities, manage ...

CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing up to $100 million to the Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial (APPF Commercial) with the goal of achieving net zero emissions from the portfolio as early as 2025. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean ...

BetaShares' Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... BetaShares demonstrated that investors are given access to detailed information about how the Fund takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) and ethical issues in the investment process. "We are delighted to have our second ethical ...

International Finance Corporation issues $300m Kangaroo social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... bookrunners on the transaction." The proceeds are intended to support projects offering broad social, economic and environmental benefits including funding for hospitals, schools, green buildings, clean water, public transport systems or renewable power ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... reorient the long term investment and capital expenditure decisions on their balance sheets to address the unavoidable environmental and climate conditions of tomorrow." Separately, the Climate Bonds Initiative also announced new organisations have joined ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Eight Investment Partners (8IP) has launched its first retail Australian equities fund geared towards capturing environmental/social impact in ASX-listed. Kerry Series, principal and chief investment officer, 8 Investment Partners 8IP seeded the 8IP ...

CEFC provides $90m in financing to Mirvac for residential clean energy initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... and water by 2030, noted Sarah Clarke, Mirvac general manager, sustainability and reputation. "Cost of living and environmental sustainability are issues our customers really care about, and this is another great example of how Mirvac is focused on providing ...

$12.5 million ARENA initiative to fund distributed energy resources projects, studies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched a $12.5 million initiative to fund pilot projects and studies to integrate distributed energy resources (DER) into the electricity system. The aim of the initiative is to increase the proportion ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Analysing companies for their ability to produce long term sustainable results based on their environmental and social material issues has led Stewart Investors to focus on how companies' key purpose before investing in it. Stewart Investors recently ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... NAB says it has established a framework and process for designing fixed income obligations that capture social and environmental impacts, and intend to use that framework towards other assets. The process is based around the International Capital Market ...

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AGL mulls sale of Tilt Renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
AGL Energy has confirmed it is considering selling its 20% stake in the wind and solar energy generator.

Nuveen eyes green loans in local RE strategy

MATTHEW WAI
Following its first close in December, Nuveen's Australian commercial real estate debt strategy, which has a focus on responsible investing, has received $300 million from the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) on its second close.

Wollemi Capital buys renewables platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The climate-focused investment firm will pay $19 million for MPower Group's renewable energy and battery storage business after the latter faced challenges in securing funding.

Podcast: Measuring nature assets in portfolios

THE GREENER WAY
In this episode of The Greener Way, host Michelle Baltazar discusses the transition to nature-positive investment portfolios with Lucian Peppelenbos, climate and biodiversity strategist at Robeco.

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