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Green Bond issuance up 50% on first half of 2016: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... potential, Kidney said. "The state of play is that there are a lot of people looking at this, it's quite an interesting development, and they're fascinated by the story," Kidney said. "There's a reasonable amount of issuance from peers. It's a small ...

CEFC lends $32m for construction of green student accommodation project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... energy technology in the planning and construction phase," Wade said. "Through the CEFC's finance, the Waymouth Street development will achieve a minimum 25% improvement on energy efficiency compared with business as usual. This improvement will deliver ...

International Finance Corporation launches NZ dollar-denominated green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... investing opportunities in NZ dollars, and we thank IFC for its continued commitment to the New Zealand market and its development. Fostering the green, social and sustainable market has been a key focus of BNZ and NAB for a long time, and it's great ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... about how they think about the impact of their portfolios and report back to their members on that. Do the Sustainable Development Goals become a useful framework for that? We hear a lot more about the Sustainable Development Goals from our members." ...

Australian Catholic University issues $200m Sustainability Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... (ACU) has issued a $200 million Sustainability Bond to be used in green building construction and education program development. Scott Jenkins, chief financial officer, Australian Catholic University ACU is the first Australian issuer and the first university ...

HESTA makes $19m impact investment in aged care facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... revenue stream coming in from the tenants to allow sufficient cashflow to service debt. That was our preference." The development of the Korongee village is a partnership between HESTA, Glenview - a not-for-profit aged care provider, SVA and the Commonwealth ...

Financial Services Council launches Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Global Asset Management is a member of the FSC, and the chief investment officer of CFSGAM was on the steering group development code, said Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia-Pacific. Berrutti noted that the Australian code is unique ...

ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... ACSI also noted that as an emerging trend, 19 ASX200 companies (9.5%) referred to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals in their reports and 17 of these reported at a "Detailed" or "Leading" level. However, the survey found that 16 companies ...

Climate Bonds Initiative, UNEP-FI launch European Green Securities Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... stakeholder have held the first European Green Securities Steering Committee (EGSCC) meeting, designed to promote the development of the green securities market in Europe. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Foundation participants include 22 ...

Climate Bonds Initiative analyses disclosure of use of proceeds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Proceeds report from Climate Bonds Initiative reflects the tremendous progress the market has made in this area. "The development of harmonized reporting guidelines supported by the Green Bond Principles, increased comfort from issuers around disclosure ...